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Something I often notice when people complain about AirBNB being a problem in their city- Their city has 'peaked' like a star Quarterback in High school. In my

Something I often notice when people complain about AirBNB being a problem in their city- Their city has 'peaked' like a star Quarterback in High school. In my city which is experiencing growth, I find my AirBnB guests are often business travelers who are infulencers in their respected communities. There are some exceptions like college kids on summer vacation trying to hook up away from their parents house- but mostly business people. I see complaints from Europeans about Tourism, but that should be a reflection on the achievements of their ancestors rather than the achievements of the current and recent generations.

timr 8y ago
Right. New York, London, Paris and Tokyo have all "peaked".
- maxwell 8y ago
  Manhattan, London, and Paris all peaked in the early- to mid-20th century. Manhattan: https://urbanomnibus.net/2014/10/the-rise-and-fall-of-manhattans-density https://urbanomnibus.net/2014/10/the-rise-and-fall-of-manhat... Paris: https://www.parisinsidersguide.com/population-of-paris.html https://www.parisinsidersguide.com/population-of-paris.html London: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/01/07/chart-londons-population-is-finally-about-to-return-to-its-1939-peak/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/01/07... City of London: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/Population_of_the_City_of_London_over_time.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/Populati... Tokyo is probably approaching peak: https://proxy.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fjapanpropertycentral.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2017%2F04%2FTokyo-Population-Chart-2010-2040.jpg&f=1 https://proxy.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fjapanpropert... Tokyo Core: http://www.newgeography.com/files/cox-tokyo-1.png http://www.newgeography.com/files/cox-tokyo-1.png
  - timr 8y ago
    Pedantry. If you honestly believe that Manhattan "peaked like a star quarterback" in 1910, I don't know what to say to you.
emodendroket 8y ago
Which complaints are you talking about? If you're talking about loutish guests, maybe. But landlords deciding they can get more money converting apartments into short-term rentals, in aggregate driving up rents, is a bigger problem the more in-demand the city is.

timr 8y ago

Right. New York, London, Paris and Tokyo have all "peaked".

maxwell 8y ago
Manhattan, London, and Paris all peaked in the early- to mid-20th century. Manhattan: https://urbanomnibus.net/2014/10/the-rise-and-fall-of-manhattans-density https://urbanomnibus.net/2014/10/the-rise-and-fall-of-manhat... Paris: https://www.parisinsidersguide.com/population-of-paris.html https://www.parisinsidersguide.com/population-of-paris.html London: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/01/07/chart-londons-population-is-finally-about-to-return-to-its-1939-peak/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/01/07... City of London: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/Population_of_the_City_of_London_over_time.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/Populati... Tokyo is probably approaching peak: https://proxy.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fjapanpropertycentral.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2017%2F04%2FTokyo-Population-Chart-2010-2040.jpg&f=1 https://proxy.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fjapanpropert... Tokyo Core: http://www.newgeography.com/files/cox-tokyo-1.png http://www.newgeography.com/files/cox-tokyo-1.png
- timr 8y ago
  Pedantry. If you honestly believe that Manhattan "peaked like a star quarterback" in 1910, I don't know what to say to you.

emodendroket 8y ago

Which complaints are you talking about? If you're talking about loutish guests, maybe. But landlords deciding they can get more money converting apartments into short-term rentals, in aggregate driving up rents, is a bigger problem the more in-demand the city is.