This is just simple economics. Now that the whole “serendipity and living in domestic spaces like a local” thing is dead and most Airbnb providers have professi

This is just simple economics. Now that the whole “serendipity and living in domestic spaces like a local” thing is dead and most Airbnb providers have professionalized —- it’s now just about value. Logically, who is going to provide the best value: - A massive hotel chain with economies of scale, purpose built properties, decades proven systems and hospitality processes - Individual startup hoteliers renting out non-purpose built spaces with ikea furniture, no economies of scale, no systems, ad hoc processes and expensive platform fees as overhead The highest end Airbnbs still offer what used to be available in the early days, but it just doesn’t make sense anymore for most people