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It seems like there has been a growing body of "bad news" for Airbnb lately. Several major European cities (Paris, Berlin) are tightening regulations and limiti
by pyrophane 10y ago
It seems like there has been a growing body of "bad news" for Airbnb lately. Several major European cities (Paris, Berlin) are tightening regulations and limiting short-term rentals. NY, one of Airbnb's largest single markets, if not the largest, stands ready to essentially ban "whole apartment" rentals entirely as other cities seem to be gearing up to consider their own measures.
I'm not saying that any or all of this threatens what Airbnb is trying to do, and in fact I think such restrictions will make model better and more sustainable in the long run. Still, for a company that is, out of the necessity of their valuation, as bent on maintaining growth as Airbnb, the skies appear to be darkening.