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Curious what demand based adjustment you would suggest. It seems hard to do since people set their own rates
Financial incentives to new hosts when supply is constrained in a geographic region would be one idea (similar to surge pricing with Uber).
I just came back from Berlin, and was able to book an AirBnb during the high season of August in just a few days in advance. The price seemed reasonable for around $40 per night. I’m wondering if booking is as difficult as the author describes.
I just came back from Berlin, and was able to book an AirBnb during the high season of August in just a few days in advance. The price seemed reasonable for around $40 per night. I’m wondering if booking is as difficult as the author describes.
Moreover, hosts told us that there have been recent regulatory changes and new registration requirements which seem to have had the effect of limiting supply.
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Curious what demand based adjustment you would suggest. It seems hard to do since people set their own rates
Financial incentives to new hosts when supply is constrained in a geographic region would be one idea (similar to surge pricing with Uber).
Generally speaking that's a poor time to be flooding the market with inexperienced, new hosts and the requisite spike in bad customer experiences.
Hospitality differs substantially from Uber in the sense that quality of service is extremely important in a way it isn't on Uber (or at least, UberX).
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Financial incentives to new hosts when supply is constrained in a geographic region would be one idea (similar to surge pricing with Uber).
Airbnb only charge hosts 3%, so there isn't much they can do in that department.
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Airbnb only charge hosts 3%, so there isn't much they can do in that department.
I see a lot of Airbnb employees regurgitating this but it's not really true. Whether you nominally assign the fee to the guest or the host, it still comes out in the difference between what the guest was willing to pay and what the host receives. The total fee comes out closer to 10%.
I just came back from Berlin, and was able to book an AirBnb during the high season of August in just a few days in advance. The price seemed reasonable for around $40 per night. I’m wondering if booking is as difficult as the author describes.
You would think AirBnB would get more involved in pricing (like Uber). Perhaps, though, it considers stable prices more community-friendly?
Curious what demand based adjustment you would suggest. It seems hard to do since people set their own rates
I suspect they think it might be community-unfriendly and/or complicate the service.