How Airbnb reshaped Cuba’s tourism economy in its own image

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Good article. 

 

How Airbnb reshaped Cuba’s tourism economy in its own image

But Airbnb didn’t just offer Cubans like García de la Torre a means of renting their properties to tourists in a simple and centralized way. According to interviews with hosts, guides, service workers, and hotel industry professionals, Airbnb fundamentally changed the way that tourism operates on the island, replacing the country’s decades-old casa particular system and transforming entire neighborhoods to serve the needs of new clients with different expectations

 

https://restofworld.org/2022/airbnb-cuba-tourism-industry/

 

 

 

 

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