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I am Airbnbs prime target because I am on and off digital nomading, now I am renting for over a year short term (weeks to months). I stopped using Airbnb howeve
by throwaway290 4y ago
I am Airbnbs prime target because I am on and off digital nomading, now I am renting for over a year short term (weeks to months). I stopped using Airbnb however since positive experiences were outweighed by bad ones. In the past year there was a salty host when I gave detailed feedback highlighting good and bad (he only wanted me to mention the good stuff I guess?), a host who took the total for a week in advance and refused to refund anything after I found it's unlivable and left first morning (I am not rich enough to spend half a grand per night), etc. I have a feeling that with a "right" approach it's possible to make money off Airbnb with people almost never actually staying at your place: establish good rating then charge in advance and refuse refunds. Tired travelers would rather leave than fight you so you probably don't get a hit. Switched to Booking and good old word of mouth/on location scouting.
- benatkin 4y agoI use AirBnb in the US and booking.com outside the US. I usually prefer a boutique hotel type place to an AirBnb but those are more than I want to pay most of the time in the US. I avoid staying in places where the rent market is really tight but realize my being there still causes rents to rise. I also stay in touristy places in the off season, such as Jersey Shore in the winter or Miami in the summer (just have to be aware of the IV indexes). The hotels and the regulatory industry surrounding them and making it expensive without always being nicer are free to win back more of my business in the US. Their move.