The city of Tampere encourages city residents to rent their apartments to tourists. The increase in Airbnb accommodation can be a threat to the hotel industry, estimates the hotel chain’s commercial manager.
Scandic, which runs six hotels in Tampere, understands the city’s call to increase accommodation capacity for a single event peak.
More generally, the increase in short-term private accommodation can be a threat to the industry.
Borg considers it unfair if a private person is able to establish accommodation facilities with different legalities.
– You can easily open a home-like accommodation, while a hotel has to go through a long process. The requirements should be equal. For example, the safety factors on the private side should be looked into.
Last week, Tampere announced that it would encourage people to short-term apartment rentals, especially during events or during the holiday season. The reason is that Tampere’s hotel prices are skyrocketing and there is a shortage of accommodation, especially during events.
\”There are many empty days when there is no demand for hotels, but neither for airbnb\”
– We are happy and proud that Tampere is an active city. It’s good that we can offer people different options for different needs and situations, says Turunen.
He compares the situation in Tampere to Pori Jazz, where short-term private accommodation has been used alongside hotels.
– As long as everything is authorized and decent, and everyone takes care of their responsibilities, it’s a good thing.
Turunen does not see occasional accommodation offered by private individuals as a big threat to hotels.
– Tampere has a haippi now! But when you look at the cumulative utilization rates, they are not a hundred now, nor are they ninety. There are many empty days when there is no demand for hotels, but not for airbnb either, he characterizes.
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