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CVB staff: 430 short-term rentals in Laredo; hotels and government contracts shaping capacity
Summary
Staff told the Convention and Visitors Bureau advisory committee there were 430 short-term rental listings (377 Airbnb, 53 VRBO) between Oct. 25 and Nov. 25; members discussed how short-term rentals and long government contracts affect hotel inventory, tax collections and event capacity.
Staff presented corrected short-term rental figures and warned committee members the local lodging landscape is changing.
"From October 25 to November 25, we have 430 listings. Including of those 377 are Airbnbs and 53 are VRBOs," Speaker 2 said when flagging an error in the draft minutes and asking that the figures be corrected. Staff also noted that short-term rentals appear across the city and can add roughly 2,000 additional beds to the tourism inventory beyond the reported hotel room…
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