Airbnb Enters the Land of Profitability

Re:Airbnb Enters the Land of Profitability by jzwinck on Friday January 27, 2017 @06:27AM (#13499122)

My experience has been rather the contrary. A couple times when bicycle touring I got to some town only to discover it was "X Festival Week" and the town tourist office could not find a single place to sleep. AirBnB still had places.

My family has had the experience of showing up at a hotel with an advance booking and being turned away because they were full (oops!).

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Re:Airbnb Enters the Land of Profitability by yardie on Friday January 27, 2017 @07:48AM (#13499431)

With computerized booking in not sure if that happens a lot. Unless the agent didn't know what they were doing and entered the booking incorrectly a cancelled advanced booking should never happen.

I've also found the larger hotels will keep a few rooms in reserve, just in case there are problems i.e. leaks.

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Re:Airbnb Enters the Land of Profitability by monort on Friday January 27, 2017 @08:30AM (#13499632)

Some (most?) hotels do overbooking, just like airlines.

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