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Committee told Airbnb tracking remains inconsistent; staff seeks tools
Summary
Staff told the advisory committee that creating a reliable inventory of short-term rentals (Airbnb listings) is still in progress because there is no consistent, authoritative list and additional tools or cross-community coordination are required.
Committee members asked when the CVB would begin factoring short-term rentals into lodging counts; staff said the work is ongoing but complicated because there is no consistent list of Airbnb locations to use for an inventory. "It's not a consistent list," staff said when asked about a platform-derived inventory.
Staff said they are researching tools and working with other communities to learn approaches; they did not provide a timeline for completion. A committee member asked whether a local property (the Laredo Mansion) would be classified as a hotel, bed-and-breakfast, or Airbnb; staff said it would qualify as a bed-and-breakfast unless it appears on Airbnb's platform.
