Re:Airbnbust? Short-term rental prices plummet in Palm Springs
by wnc3141 on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @08:03PM
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My guess is those vacations were booked long before checking the weather. Sure maybe a sunk cost thing but the commitment and scarcity of time off is pretty understandable
Re:Airbnbust? Short-term rental prices plummet in Palm Springs
by pengaru on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @08:36PM
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Maybe for some tourists it's the extreme heat and dryness that defines what's unique about the desert experience? Beats me.
Even that well-known search & rescue story of the "Death Valley Germans" dated their van rental from July [0]:
> The vehicle, owned by Dollar Rent a Car, had been rented to a group of four German tourists in Los Angeles on July 8, 1996.
> The vehicle had been due back to the rental agency in Los Angeles on July 26, but had never been returned.
Re:Airbnbust? Short-term rental prices plummet in Palm Springs
by mgerdts on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @11:17PM
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Apology accepted, and thank you for a pointer to such a great story.
Re:Airbnbust? Short-term rental prices plummet in Palm Springs
by scarby2 on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @08:16PM
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there's a lot of people who visit palm springs party at night and sleep through the heat of the day.
Re:Airbnbust? Short-term rental prices plummet in Palm Springs
by 1letterunixname on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @08:30PM
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Indoor golfing, bingo tournaments, and the last remaining shopping malls? ;-P
It doesn't make sense to me either, but tourists still come here in the summer.