[philihp]

One contributor to Airbnb's success was making things like this accessible to international travelers. It's that whole "live like a local" vibe.

[dorchadas]

"live like a local" while actively helping to destroy local communities. Such a great vibe!

[geoduck14]

It's the American dream!

[dymk]

Oh no! Xenophobia!

[dorchadas]

I take it you've never lived next to an AirBnB, or in a city that has housing issues in part because of AirBnB. It's horrible.

I have friends who lived next to one for a while, and the noise at all hours of the night from guests who don't care because they'll be gone in a week was awful. Likewise, I currently live in a city where the housing supply doubled once AirBnBs were put back onto the long-term rental market during the pandemic. It's also a city with one of the worst housing crises in Europe.

AirBnB directly harms the local people of a city, often causing rents to raise, rowdy neighbors who don't give a damn about quiet time, and forcing actual locals out of the city so tourists can feel "at home". Not to mention AirBnBs are not considered in urban planning the way hotels are, since they mostly exist in areas that are planned for residential (for, y'know, the residents of the city) use. It has nothing to do with xenophobia. Tourists are welcome, but can stay in hotels and stop taking up the housing supply of the areas they visit.

[j0ba]

How is that the travelers' fault? It is the residents of the city themselves who are making the rentals available.

[nraynaud]

I think a lot of them are not on Airbnb, that's the trick. American people might be a bit chocked, but a lot of those places are not really made to make money, or their owners are not trying to grow that business.