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Tourists staying in accommodations must pay a tourist tax. This applies to tourist hotels, campsites, tourist residences, youth hostels, luxury hotels, and your vacation rental. In other words, when you host visitors in your rental, a fee per person per night must be paid to the municipality where the stay takes place. This tax is remitted to the Tourist Office to optimize its tourism promotion. However, as of January 1, 2019, Airbnb-style accommodations are facing changes regarding tourist taxes. Welkeys, your Airbnb concierge service, explains in detail the changes regarding the tourist tax for municipalities.
Municipalities can increase the tourist tax
On December 8, the National Assembly authorized municipalities to increase the tourist tax on "unclassified" accommodations like Airbnb, starting in 2019 (hotels, tourist residences, holiday villages, furnished tourist rentals). As a result, the rate must be between 1% and 5% of the pre-tax cost of the nightly rate per person. This new measure will undoubtedly encourage classification. In other words, furnished rentals that remain unclassified will, in most cases, see their tourist tax increase.
Collection of the tourist tax by rental platforms
Starting January 1, 2019, all platforms that act as payment intermediaries for non-professional landlords on the internet will be required to collect the tourist tax and remit the proceeds to the local authority on the dates specified in the community council's resolution.
How do you get a 5-star furnished tourist rental?
Indeed, a 5-star furnished tourist rental is a high-end property. But what more do they offer than the 4-star category? For one thing, the units have larger rooms. In other words, the minimum surface area for a 1-person unit must be 24m², a 2-person unit must be 26m², and a bedroom must be at least 12m². Furthermore, 5-star furnished tourist rentals feature numerous beneficial amenities and comfort elements for travelers. For example, you will need to provide: air conditioning, a washing machine, a dryer, a hi-fi system, 200 x 160 cm beds, toilets separate from the bathroom, linens provided, beds made upon arrival, personalized on-site check-in, and much more.
This is why using a BNB concierge service like Welkeys is beneficial. Why? Because your Airbnb concierge service takes care of welcoming your guests and looking after your apartment for every booking, thanks to professionals. This way, travelers are satisfied with their trips, and your tourist tax does not increase. Additionally, Welkeys will be sure to list all your amenities in your listing on rental platforms.
What are the requirements for obtaining a 5-star furnished tourist rental rating?
In summary, the classification table includes 112 control criteria. Some criteria are "mandatory," while others are "à la carte" or "optional." These are divided into three chapters: "Equipment and facilities," "Customer services," and "Accessibility and sustainable development." Thus, each criterion is assigned a number of points. To be classified in a given category, the rental must obtain a certain number of "mandatory" points and a number of "optional" points. Indeed, the new measure starting in 2019 will undoubtedly encourage classification. Furnished rentals that remain unclassified will, in most cases, see their tourist tax increase.
How do you classify your accommodation?
Classified accommodations benefit from stars that are recognized and adapted to international standards. To obtain the star rating, simply register and follow the classification process steps on the classement.atout-france website.
Having a classified accommodation is not only an official guarantee of service quality and comfort. In addition, it allows you to avoid being subject to the increase in the tourist tax by municipalities.
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