Holiday RENTALS

Could your home be a holiday rental? Who hasn’t heard of someone letting out their spare room for a week or two to boost their income? Online booking sites like Airbnb and Bookabach make it so easy these days, so you’d be mad not to, right?

Certainly Kiwis have embraced the idea of opening their homes to holidaymakers and travellers, and many say they do it more to meet interesting people than to make money. In fact, the average Airbnb host only makes around $7000 a year, although in top spots like Queenstown you can earn