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Yup. It started with the campaign touting the positive effects on the NYC economy, now it's the "let's pull some heartstrings" video. For those who missed it,
by notlisted 12y ago
Yup. It started with the campaign touting the positive effects on the NYC economy, now it's the "let's pull some heartstrings" video.
For those who missed it, I've outlined my experience with AirBnB (as a non-host in a building with hosts) last week - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7923849 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7923849 (top comment)
For anyone defending AirBnB here's a nice list of things to read before you do so:
http://www.sfchronicle.com/business/item/airbnb-san-francisco-30110.php http://www.sfchronicle.com/business/item/airbnb-san-francisc...
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2013/1230/Berlin-squeezes-Airbnb-on-short-term-apartment-rentals http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2013/1230/Berlin-squee...
http://tomslee.net/2014/05/the-shape-of-airbnbs-business.html http://tomslee.net/2014/05/the-shape-of-airbnbs-business.htm...
http://tomslee.net/2014/06/the-shape-of-airbnbs-business-ii.html http://tomslee.net/2014/06/the-shape-of-airbnbs-business-ii....
- maratd 12y ago> For anyone defending AirBnB The gist of virtually all of the complaints against AirBNB is that it imposes costs on the neighbors. And of course, it does. There is a multitude of ways of dealing with that. If you cut the neighbors in on the action, they may take a liking to your side-business. A smart host will do just that. At the end of the day, the only ones who can't be placated are the ones losing business because of this. The hotels. Well, that's just business.
- notlisted 12y agoYou obviously didn't read the articles. It imposes a cost on anyone looking for an affordable apartment in NYC (or SF, or Berlin, or...)