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Political move to keep dissent quiet about Airbnb raising rental rates in large cities and to stick it to the hotel lobby.

chimeracoder 12y ago
A couple of weeks ago, all the subways were plastered with ads from AirBNB for their "New Yorkers Support AirBNB" campaign. Not even two weeks later, literally every such ad that I have seen is covered in angry graffiti about AirBNB (multiple handwriting, so it doesn't seem like just the work of a single dedicated disgruntled person). Ex: http://imgur.com/8bSdTcN http://imgur.com/8bSdTcN http://imgur.com/QW0RBFB http://imgur.com/QW0RBFB
- TheIronYuppie 12y ago
  Why the hate? Did I miss the stories?
  - parfe 12y ago
    You need stories to explain why renting space to transients in high density residential areas might cause issues?
  - DINKDINK 12y ago
    The anti-airbnb side claims that airbnb takes apartments or rooms off the market for people who want to live full-time in that city. (thus increasing the price of available rooms) The pro-airbnb side, I'm guessing, would claim: 1.) Why should certain people (renters) get preferential treatment to live in a city over other people (visitors). 2.) Are flat/apartment/home owners not entitled to do with their property what they wish?
- JohnTHaller 12y ago
  My personal favorite part of the commercial is how it's all about these people 'sharing' their homes, which is actually legal in New York state. Except there's that little fact that the majority of AirBnB's NYC rentals are illegal whole-apartment rentals without the owners there. AirBnB isn't real big on honest representations.
opendais 12y ago
Perhaps but the Hotels have the Transitional Shelter Assistance (TSA) program in regards to disasters as well. So its not like it is something special or unique. http://www.fema.gov/public-assistance-local-state-tribal-and-non-profit/recovery-directorate/transitional-shelter http://www.fema.gov/public-assistance-local-state-tribal-and...

chimeracoder 12y ago

A couple of weeks ago, all the subways were plastered with ads from AirBNB for their "New Yorkers Support AirBNB" campaign. Not even two weeks later, literally every such ad that I have seen is covered in angry graffiti about AirBNB (multiple handwriting, so it doesn't seem like just the work of a single dedicated disgruntled person). Ex: http://imgur.com/8bSdTcN http://imgur.com/8bSdTcN http://imgur.com/QW0RBFB http://imgur.com/QW0RBFB

TheIronYuppie 12y ago
Why the hate? Did I miss the stories?
- parfe 12y ago
  You need stories to explain why renting space to transients in high density residential areas might cause issues?
- DINKDINK 12y ago
  The anti-airbnb side claims that airbnb takes apartments or rooms off the market for people who want to live full-time in that city. (thus increasing the price of available rooms) The pro-airbnb side, I'm guessing, would claim: 1.) Why should certain people (renters) get preferential treatment to live in a city over other people (visitors). 2.) Are flat/apartment/home owners not entitled to do with their property what they wish?
JohnTHaller 12y ago
My personal favorite part of the commercial is how it's all about these people 'sharing' their homes, which is actually legal in New York state. Except there's that little fact that the majority of AirBnB's NYC rentals are illegal whole-apartment rentals without the owners there. AirBnB isn't real big on honest representations.

opendais 12y ago

Perhaps but the Hotels have the Transitional Shelter Assistance (TSA) program in regards to disasters as well. So its not like it is something special or unique. http://www.fema.gov/public-assistance-local-state-tribal-and-non-profit/recovery-directorate/transitional-shelter http://www.fema.gov/public-assistance-local-state-tribal-and...