The worst enemy an online community has are trolls. The worst enemy an online community like AirBnB has are psychos and serial killers. I really don't get this startup. Might as well post "I need somewhere to crash" on Craigslist.
You can see reviews of the hosts, pictures of the rooms, and compare with other places. That certainly weeds out the psychos and serial killers way more than a random posting Craigslist.
Of course. If I can see an online photo with good comments, it must be legit. My bad.
Traveling in Australia I found the prices for nicer AirBnB listings were the same as many hotels or weekly apartments. It was easier to just check out weekly rentals posted in the window of of a realty office. Plus, in Australia the listed price is the price, whereas AirBnB drags in the obnoxious American custom of tacking on extra fees right at the very end of the transaction. However, I will say that the one time A…
To me this message of yours is a learning to make note of: "Plus, in Australia the listed price is the price, whereas AirBnB drags in the obnoxious American custom of tacking on extra fees right at the very end of the transaction." When we take any service to a different country / continent, we need to take into account the local practices of the place (especially pricing) and build it into the system, wherever possi…
As an American, I can tell you that we find the practice of tacking on fees just as obnoxious as everyone else does. If you're a business extending the 'courtesy' of posting actual prices to other countries, we'd appreciate it if you'd also do it for us.