[msellout]

The quality of life of travelers and hosts seems to line up quite nicely with startup revenue.

[toomuchtodo]

But will it last as local jurisdictions add short-term rental restrictions? That's the question. Those governments are accountable to their local voters, not AirBnB, and definitely not the travelers who use it.

[msellout]

Too bad. They're probably chasing local optima that are quite different from the global maximum.