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Re:Introducing Airbnb Plus by ultraflux on Thursday February 22, 2018 @05:40PM (#16442214)
This often only happens in Cities where Airbnb is either illegal or is fighting with local cities.
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Re:Introducing Airbnb Plus by apetresc on Friday February 23, 2018 @02:53AM (#16444885)
Exactly - in which case, I don't understand why AirBNB allows listings in those places, or at least warn you. It's a terrible user experience to find out you're an unwitting co-conspirator in someone else's crime.
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Re:Introducing Airbnb Plus by CaptainZapp on Friday February 23, 2018 @05:03AM (#16445345)
Because they don't give a shit. They make money on the rental anyway and as long it doesn't threaten to wind up with terrible PR or cost them tangible money why would they care?

I used AirBnB twice in Japan and booked a couple experiences (which I thought were really expensive for what they were) and I always cringed at their email sig :

From AirBnb with Love

It's not about spreading love. It's about a pretty ruthless business. Externalities be damned.

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