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I think this could be powerful in the hands of Airbnb. This takes a lot of risk away from someone who wants to take the initiative and rent out a 20 person vill

I think this could be powerful in the hands of Airbnb. This takes a lot of risk away from someone who wants to take the initiative and rent out a 20 person villa with their friends only to see half of them flake out, and now that person would be stuck with the bill. I wonder if they will integrate it directly with AirBNB or keep it as a standalone.

puranjay 10y ago
Here's what would be great: 1. Person A takes the initiative and books an Airbnb 2. Airbnb gives him a link to a landing page. 3. On this page, his friends can 'opt-in' to the vacation. When they opt-in, the cost gets split. Say, if the rent/night is $200 and 3 people opt-in, the cost would be $50 each (including person A). 4. Each person who opts in gets charged for his share. 5. Airbnb can also promote other services on this custom landing page such as guided tours. Person A doesn't have to worry about getting the 'yes' from his friends; if you've opted in, you're coming.