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Ninety-five percent of Antigua and Barbuda’s 425 Airbnb properties, offering 980 rooms, are locally owned, according to Tourism Minister Charles Fernandez.<\/p>

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The government has secured these accommodations, along with traditional large hotels, to ensure all SIDS conference attendees are well housed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This initiative not only expands lodging options for visitors but also boosts the local economy by involving community members in the tourism sector.<\/p>

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Ninety-five percent of Antigua and Barbuda’s 425 Airbnb properties, offering 980 rooms, are locally owned, according to Tourism Minister Charles Fernandez. The government has secured these accommodations, along with traditional large hotels, to ensure all SIDS conference attendees are well housed. 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