Articles tagged “taxes”

Hotels

Airbnb-NYC Settlement Means Hosts Will Get Delisted If They Don’t Consent to Information-Sharing

If Airbnb will ever succeed in easing New York's stringent short-term rental regulations, a precursor would be the type of hosting-information-sharing pact that it reached with the city. It doesn't guarantee lighter regulation, but many things could be on the table in the new normal of a post-coronavirus New York City.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Airlines

Quelle Surprise! EasyJet Hates the Idea of France’s New Eco Tax

The aviation industry's impact on the environment is only going to grow over the coming years as air travel increases across the world. Increasing taxes might force airlines to find new solutions while also raising money to fund more sustainable forms of transport.

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 5 years ago

Business Travel

Would Tax Law Proposals Kill Travel Agencies in Some States?

As states look for new sources of tax revenue in the service-driven economy, businesses like travel agencies are viewed as likely targets. Part of the problem is ignorance among legislators of how agencies operate and why added taxes would be devastating for many.

Maria Lenhart, Skift | 5 years ago

Online Travel

Booking CEO Opposes Proposed EU Tax as an Innovation Killer

Booking.com CEO Gillian Tans sounds like a typical corporate boss, opposing additional taxation as anti-business. The proposed EU tax on revenue would amount to double taxation, and that's seldom a good thing.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 5 years ago

Hotels

Hilton CEO Believes Direct Booking Campaign Is Key to Improved Guest Experience

The direct booking wars are the true infinity war, at least in hospitality. In other words, don't expect a truce anytime soon.

Deanna Ting, Skift | 6 years ago

Hotels

Marriott CEO Believes There Are Limits to What Hotels Can Do About Security After Las Vegas

Sorenson didn't mince words talking about the negative impact the Trump administration's rhetoric and multiple travel bans are having on international visitation to the U.S. His comments about corporate tax reform may also not please proponents of raising the minimum wage for hospitality workers.

Deanna Ting, Skift | 7 years ago

Hotels

Airbnb Agrees to Collect Taxes From its Hosts in Los Angeles

Does this tax-collection agreement mean Airbnb is completely legal in Los Angeles? Not really. But if you're renting out your home as a short-term rental, the city wants to make sure it gets its cut of the business, even as it's revising its short-term rental laws.

Deanna Ting, Skift | 8 years ago

Online Travel

Expedia’s Tax Problems Go Global With VAT Challenges in Europe

Despite 88 filed lawsuits in the U.S. -- and now VAT issues in Europe -- the hotel occupancy tax issue has mostly been manageable for Expedia and the other online travel agencies. The sky indeed has not fallen.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Hotels

Hotels Want to Tax Expedia for Competition’s Sake

The online travel agencies have lots of competitive advantages over hotels and the sales tax disparity is one of them.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Hotels

Airbnb to Begin Collecting Taxes in Four New Cities

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 9 years ago