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Re: Airbnb expands to experiences

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Post by AznHisoka »

Alex3917 wrote: post #48
bsimpson wrote: post #37

I just got an EULA-wall asking to agree not to treat anyone on Airbnb "with bias or judgment" based on their origins. That's not how bias/judgment work. You can't just agree to be unbiased, though you can certainly try to be aware of your biases and to be accordingly more sensitive to situations where you may be biased. I wonder what the impact of this is. So many people blindly click "Agree" when presented with lega…

It's interesting to me that we hold AirBnB to one standard and Tinder / OKCupid to a completely different one, even though they're both essentially apps for finding someone whose house you can sleep in.

.. i hope you are being sarcastic because they are different. the latter is not for a house to sleep in but rather someone you can sleep with.. it can be in a dumpster or box if need be.

Re: Airbnb expands to experiences

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Post by jsemrau »

jsemrau wrote: post #19

I am very happy to hear that! The app I developed drop!in ( http://www.idrop.in ) exists in a similar segment and is doing well for the year. (Accenture Customer Innovation Award Finalist, 300K+ Events) . The more companies go into this segment it will help me increase awareness for the solution. If someone is interested in buying it let me know dropin_at_tenqyu.com !

I have no idea why this is being downvoted now.

Re: Airbnb expands to experiences

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Post by prawn »

ryhamz wrote: post #52
Fuzzwah wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

From what I learned about AirBnB's origin story via an episode of NPR's How I Built This [1], the original idea of AirBnB was a kind of "stay somewhere with a local and experience the place not as a tourist" experience. The fact that this kind of idea never went away even when everyone else found that AirBnB fullfilled a different requirement doesn't surprise me. [1] http://www.npr.org/podcasts/510313/how-i-built-thi…

Right. The original idea is now trashed. Airbnb doesn't care if someone is operating a 20 bunk bed dorm room that they don't actually live in, as long as they get a cut. It couldn't get further from living like a local; it's just an AirBnHostel.

In some cases. In others, you can stay with others, or rent an entire house in a small village, or rent something crazy, etc. Airbnb has its faults, but there are loads of options on there.

Re: Airbnb expands to experiences

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Post by [deleted] »

AznHisoka wrote: post #61
Alex3917 wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's interesting to me that we hold AirBnB to one standard and Tinder / OKCupid to a completely different one, even though they're both essentially apps for finding someone whose house you can sleep in.

.. i hope you are being sarcastic because they are different. the latter is not for a house to sleep in but rather someone you can sleep with.. it can be in a dumpster or box if need be.

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Re: Airbnb expands to experiences

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Post by pmh »

ryhamz wrote: post #52
Fuzzwah wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

From what I learned about AirBnB's origin story via an episode of NPR's How I Built This [1], the original idea of AirBnB was a kind of "stay somewhere with a local and experience the place not as a tourist" experience. The fact that this kind of idea never went away even when everyone else found that AirBnB fullfilled a different requirement doesn't surprise me. [1] http://www.npr.org/podcasts/510313/how-i-built-thi…

Right. The original idea is now trashed. Airbnb doesn't care if someone is operating a 20 bunk bed dorm room that they don't actually live in, as long as they get a cut. It couldn't get further from living like a local; it's just an AirBnHostel.

To expand a little on my sibling (prawn's) comment, I don't think the original idea is trashed, but travelers do have more options now. I've stayed at an "AirBnHostel" as well as "AirBnVacationHomes", but most of the time, I've stayed with hosts who like to hang out and share their city/lives.

It's relatively simple to discern which type of AirBnB you're getting from the host's description, and from the cities I've rented in (granted, mostly popular/populous destinations), there's plenty of choice between the types.

Re: Airbnb expands to experiences

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Post by princeb »

frgtpsswrdlame wrote: post #51
venantius wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Think about the other side of this - the host side. For hosts of these experiences, they don't need to be rich or capital-owning at all in order to be exposed to people of many different backgrounds through experiences.

To experience the rich capital owners of other countries?

i think would be very cool if there was an app that would do the reverse and enable the have-nots to have what the haves have, even for a short period of time:

- private heli trip to a private island villa,

- 300' yachts, aventadors, 488s, 911s all free to use,

- private shopping sessions (fully paid for) at hermes, chanel,

- meet-and-greets w/ robuchon, redzepi etc,

- take a whimsical trip to some middle of nowhere farm to work for a day..

at a totally affordable price for the typical middle class in a middling country.

it's not real obviously, it's all a show, rich people don't live like this every day, just substantially more likely to experience something like this than the not-so-rich.

obviously, it's not going to happen, but it is a hope.

Re: Airbnb expands to experiences

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Post by dkarapetyan »

bogomipz wrote: post #54

Why not just go out and have your own experience and be guided by your own sense of adventure? Rent a bike and just explore. Stumbling upon new things without an app or a guide book is one of the greatest joys of traveling. The usual response to this question is "well I only have a few days or my time is really limited." Which means you aren't going to "live like a local anyway" if you only have 72 hours. The places…

People don't like making choices. It is a cognitive burden especially if you're in a new and unusual place. Unusual to you, not the locals obviously. So having a guide can help and when you revisit the place you can go on a more freeform adventure.

I think this is a pretty good idea but not sure how I feel about AirBnB monopolizing the thing. If there is some kind of exclusivity component then the aggregation of "experiences" on a single platform is not beneficial in the long run.

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