On 2016-06-22, poldy wrote:

As for hotels, of course, since they're able to charge really high rates
now and the city gets a lot of the VAT from hotel stays?

But part of it may be that AirBnB is a high-profile American startup.
Of course there were vacation rentals going back decades but it seems
like a startup worth billions of dollars renting a lot of vacation apts.
is the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back?

The arguments against AirBnB a

Removes apartments from housing market that is already suffering shortages.

Creates less jobs than hotels and owners might "forget" to report earnings.

Violates zoning and in general ignores all those regulations that regular
hotels have to comply with.

If AirBnB was a French startup instead ...

New York is also cracking down on AirBnB.