LETTER: Airbnb creates jobs
The platform is driving the rise of small business entrepreneurs
06 June 2019 - 05:02
Guest activity on the Airbnb platform in SA supported more than 22,000 new jobs and generated an economic impact of $678m over a 12-month period.
These are substantial numbers by anyone’s calculation, but perhaps the most important is the way in which the platform is driving both tourism as well as one of SA’s most important areas for economic growth: the rise of small business entrepreneurs, particularly in the face of increasing unemployment and volatile inflation rates as locals pay ever more for everyday amenities...
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