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> Airbnb: no, because hosts aren't being paid for providing services, they're being paid for providing access to their accommodations. Hotels aren't classified
by e12e 6y ago
> Airbnb: no, because hosts aren't being paid for providing services, they're being paid for providing access to their accommodations.
Hotels aren't classified as a service in the US? Or is this going along with the fiction that Airbnb is different from hotels (and not subject to regulations etc) the same way uber isn't a taxi service?
- Retric 6y agoDifferent meaning of service. Many hosts have automated the process so they hand off entry remotely and employ an independent cleaning service. It’s hard to classify someone as an employee when some have been paid for ‘work done’ after they died.
- e12e 6y agoWell, I'm pretty sure receptionists and booking (sales) people at hotels are service workers too - not just the maids. But interesting point about there being sub-contractors all the way down re: this thread (who is an employee).