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Zoning laws. Airbnb only works because it is a workaround for allowing “hotels” to be in non-commercial areas.
by bgorman 6y ago
Zoning laws. Airbnb only works because it is a workaround for allowing “hotels” to be in non-commercial areas.
- dragonwriter 6y agoNot just zoning, AirBnBs (at least in the US, and I would assume the same is true elsewhere) often evade taxes, facility safety requirements, and other requirements generally applicable to commercial short-term rentals. As a result, on the things outside of those requirements, they can offer more at the same price.
- bovine3dom 6y agoI think zoning, especially single-use zoning, is much less common outside of the US. So I don't think it accounts for the global success of AirBnB.