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Yes getting legislation on your side and suing people will completely undo fundamental shifts that are happening in the real world. NOT. Hotel Chains should be
by dman 16y ago
Yes getting legislation on your side and suing people will completely undo fundamental shifts that are happening in the real world. NOT.
Hotel Chains should be the ones at the front coming up with services like airbnb or integrating them. The hotel brand can offer as a front to loosely federated room providers and the hotel steps in by doing quality control and enforcing standards. In fact people in the hotel industry should be overjoyed that this model removes two of the big costs of running hotels - hotel staff and realty costs for the property. All the hotels have to do is to be umbrella brands and get "franchise" service providers.
- SoftwareMaven 16y agoThe hotel industry has not changed significantly in a thousand years (maybe more). There are few industries I can think of that are more historically defined than the inn with the inn keeper. Aside from the implications of the traditions, it is also a business model that has worked remarkably well for a long time. I doubt they are going to be keen to jump quickly on a major disruption.
- dantheman 16y agoActually, I think Conrad Hilton revolutionized the hotel industry - the creation of business hotels, providing a similar experience around the world, 99 year leases on property etc. His autobiography "Be My Guest" is actually quite good.
- dman 16y agoThanks for the book recommendation, added to the reading list.