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The City of Cape Town launched a short-term rental survey on September 26, to find a balance shared economy. The rental survey can be found on the city’s website.
Cape Town’s Executive Mayor, Patricia De Lille, said in a statement: “The tourism industry has evolved, and technology has improved, travellers have adopted new ways of planning their trips. Online booking platforms have grown in popularity in the travel sector.
“Many of our residents find employment and training opportunities in this sector, and the direct and indirect contribution to the local economy is significant,” she added.
De Lille said, as with most disruptive innovations, there are potentially unintended consequences, and undesirable outcomes that must be managed.
In response, the City decided to launch a research survey platform, allowing representatives from all sectors to present their view on short-term letting platforms, in an attempt to design an approach to the sharing economy phenomenon.
The surveys seek to elicit a balanced response based on analytical data, while also providing an outlet for qualitative reasoning, representative of all stakeholders. The user groups identified to participate are residents, property makers, hoteliers/guest houses, short-term letting hosts, and guests.
The timelines for development of a policy/regulation have not yet been defined, as this depends on the kind of data the research reveals.
Some of the questions asked in the survey include whether residents live in a building or neighbourhood that utilises short-term letting, what motivates people to let their properties on a short-term lease, and how many nights in total people have spent in booked short-term accommodation in CT in the past three years.
Sоurсе: tourismupdate.co.za
