Airbnb: Could 'ethical' rival preserve fading communities?

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There are calls for sustainable alternatives for holidaymakers in response to 'over-tourism'.

Data from AirDNA showed there were 367 short-term rentals in Rhosneigr as of this month, while the Office for National Statistics said there were 4,375 holiday home users on Anglesey as a whole as of June.Ms Robertson, who has now moved to nearby Aberffraw, said her home village will never recover as too many people have left.

One of those is Rachel Shiamh, who built her straw bale off-grid eco-home in St Dogmaels, Pembrokeshire, 20 years ago.Ms Shiamh said the original land the house is built on is an ancient site and has a ruin Half of her commission from Fairbnb goes to the national Big Issue project, which has branches in nearby Cardigan, Ceredigion.Image caption,Hostel Llety Arall in Caernarfon, Gwynedd, was also launched on Fairbnb in April. Menna Machreth, of the Other Accommodation initiative behind the hostel, said residents sometimes felt tourism "negatively impacts our area", but they wanted people to visit.

"Where there were offices and an empty shop, there are now eight rooms for short-term visitors, a thriving shop selling upcycled products and a space for community activities," she said. The purpose of the hostel was to give people the "experience of the Welsh language as a living, urban language".But at the moment, no community projects have been found to put the 50% of commission into, so it goes to Big Issue instead.

 

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