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Economies of scale means there is room for a "Walmart of Hotels" that is both better than Airbnbs and cheaper than legacy hotels.
by 0xDEF 4y ago
Economies of scale means there is room for a "Walmart of Hotels" that is both better than Airbnbs and cheaper than legacy hotels.
- bena 4y agoOr there is not and the "Walmart of Hotels" is already the goddamn Holiday Inn. And AirBnB is discovering what every "disruptor" is discovering: the system existed for a reason. The rules were there for a reason. Things cost what they cost for a reason. And the only way to come in under those prices is to cheat someone somewhere.
- Der_Einzige 4y agoWalmart of hotels is motel 6. Holiday inn is like a target or something.
- rightbyte 4y agoAirBnB has become a flee market and is cruising on past merits, just like Amazon. I guess the main problem is that they make so much money while diluting their brand before customers realize
- asdff 4y agoThat's called when a legacy hotel puts their spare inventory for the day on an aggregator for a fire sale. It's like buying at Nordstrom Rack.