NY hotels trying to outlaw short-term home sublets (i.e. AirBnB)
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Re: NY hotels trying to outlaw short-term home sublets (i.e. AirBnB)
#2Sweet - this can only get more free publicity for AirBnB & similar services.
Re: NY hotels trying to outlaw short-term home sublets (i.e. AirBnB)
#3Sweet - this can only get more free publicity for AirBnB & similar services.
Unless the bill is actually passed, in which case it would have a significant negative impact as well.
Re: NY hotels trying to outlaw short-term home sublets (i.e. AirBnB)
#4I wonder what the maximum occupancy laws are like. Could you get around this by simply putting down on paper that you're subletting for a month when they're just staying overnight?
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#5Interesting comment on related article by NYT that offers some insight into what type of behavior this bill may be aimed at curbing ...
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/29/bill-could-make...
Re: NY hotels trying to outlaw short-term home sublets (i.e. AirBnB)
#6Interesting comment on related article by NYT that offers some insight into what type of behavior this bill may be aimed at curbing ... http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/29/bill-could-make...
I've seriously underestimated the popularity of airbnb if people are purpose building structures (undercover no less) for the sole purpose of marketing them as a place to crash on airbnb.
Also amazed that neighborhood groups have "Illegal Hotels Committee"s
Re: NY hotels trying to outlaw short-term home sublets (i.e. AirBnB)
#7Someone threatening your business model? They're not innovators, they're criminals!
Re: NY hotels trying to outlaw short-term home sublets (i.e. AirBnB)
#8Interesting comment on related article by NYT that offers some insight into what type of behavior this bill may be aimed at curbing ... http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/29/bill-could-make...
I don't see how the issue of operating unlicensed hotels is specific to shorter-than-a-month sublets.
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#9Yes getting legislation on your side and suing people will completely undo fundamental shifts that are happening in the real world. NOT.
Hotel Chains should be the ones at the front coming up with services like airbnb or integrating them. The hotel brand can offer as a front to loosely federated room providers and the hotel steps in by doing quality control and enforcing standards. In fact people in the hotel industry should be overjoyed that this model removes two of the big costs of running hotels - hotel staff and realty costs for the property. All the hotels have to do is to be umbrella brands and get "franchise" service providers.
Re: NY hotels trying to outlaw short-term home sublets (i.e. AirBnB)
#10Interesting comment on related article by NYT that offers some insight into what type of behavior this bill may be aimed at curbing ... http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/29/bill-could-make...
I don't see how the issue of operating unlicensed hotels is specific to shorter-than-a-month sublets.
It's not and I'm pretty sure it's already illegal to operate these unlicensed hotels anyways.