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AirBnB provides an invaluable service. Without them, it would be completely impossible to move somewhere for a month or two to find out if you want to live the
by nsnick 9y ago
AirBnB provides an invaluable service. Without them, it would be completely impossible to move somewhere for a month or two to find out if you want to live there. Without AirBnB there is no short term rental market. No one outside of AirBnB will give you a lease of less than a year. I have no idea how people moved to other cities for a short period of time before AirBnB.
- skylark 9y agoBefore AirBnB, people would sublet their apartments - I've never personally had trouble finding one to three month accommodations. You're correct that the extremely short term rental market (2 weeks and below) didn't really exist before, and AirBnB did streamline the entire process.
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- kspaans 9y agoMultiple other services are listed in the article: VRBO (a subsidiary of Homeaway) and Kijiji. Not to mention actual B&Bs.
- megablast 9y agoYes, there was, just not as many. What I have done in the past is stay in hostels (when I was younger), hotels or serviced apartments. They exist in all major cities.