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by nomadpass 1345 days ago
Guests are tired of crazy high fees, yes I did extensive market research on this. Even on reddit users are posting about these "high fees"-- and I agree.
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shagie 1345 days ago
The high fees that airbnb guests are complaining about are likely things like cleaning fees imposted by the host - not the company.

From WSJ: Welcome to Your Airbnb, the Cleaning Fees Are $143 and You’ll Still Have to Wash the Linens https://www.wsj.com/articles/airbnb-chores-cleaning-fee-1166... // https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32879111

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greggsy 1345 days ago
Did you speak directly with or survey users and landlords? Reddit doesn’t offer a great deal of confidence as research tool (it’s a start though).
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nomadpass 1345 days ago
Yes, I am an avid traveler (Nomad) -- I've been to 85 countries and lived in around 30 of those, and Ive relied heavily on airbnb in the past. I did market research for six months.
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