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With the money they[AB&B] make, could they not afford some kind of Zaggat-like roving rating staff who go around unannounced once per year to rate these places[
by mc32 4y ago
With the money they[AB&B] make, could they not afford some kind of Zaggat-like roving rating staff who go around unannounced once per year to rate these places[1]. Not necessarily stay there, but go in and look around for basics. This would be the "hard" rating and then you could also have the guest generated "soft" ratings as well.
It need not be mandatory, but optional and eventually those not opting in are evaluated more suspiciously.
[1] places that rent out at least 100 days per year or some such cutoff.
- bradleyjg 4y agoThe mantra of tech businesses is zero marginal cost. Any kind of expense that is linear with revenue is anathema.
- xwdv 4y agoMake the host pay for this pro reviewer.
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- arecurrence 4y agoFundamentally, similar to freelancing sites that learned their customers were really the businesses paying for work... airbnb has learned its customers are the businesses renting out rooms. There's an unlimited supply of people seeking work or a place to stay. There is a limited supply of paying for work or renting out rooms. Hence, it's very much not in airbnb's interest to "crack down" on people renting out rooms. They know it's a problem as they have all the data. They willingly refuse to act.