Tasmanian accommodation shortages spike Airbnb growth, host says

Tess Brunton
Updated June 14 2017 - 8:39am, first published June 13 2017 - 6:30pm
Airbnb Australia Country Manager Sam McDonagh said everybody shared the benefits from the “tremendous growth” of the Airbnb community in Tasmania. Source: Airbnb Australia
Airbnb Australia Country Manager Sam McDonagh said everybody shared the benefits from the “tremendous growth” of the Airbnb community in Tasmania. Source: Airbnb Australia

Tasmanian Airbnb hosts earn more than $2000 above the national average each year, which one host says could be due to a lack of hotels.

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Tess Brunton

Tess Brunton

Journalist

I recently returned from across the ditch where I worked at New Zealand Fairfax paper The Timaru Herald and developed a love of mountains. Originally I'm a mainlander from an area known for cheese, the Bega Valley, who also dabbled in radio at ABC RCAFF before finding a place in newspapers. I can often be found hiking, caving or climbing when I'm not cursing at my work computer or technology in general.

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