Are you earning a bit of cash renting out a room or property on Airbnb?

If so, today – June 11 – is your last chance to have a say on the Tourism Amendment Act before it becomes law.

The amendment restricts the number of nights you may host guests and puts a limit on how much you may earn. All in the name of protecting the formal accommodation industry.

So if you are involved in the unpatriotic business of luring people away from struggling hotels and into your home, and you feel that heavy-handed state regulation of Airbnb is fair, you should email Mmaditonki Setwaba at atmsetwaba@tourism.gov.za and let the government know what you think.

It’s also the subject of my column in The Citizen tomorrow.