Comments on: Crime and Punishment under Airbnb’s Business Model

By: Edie

Edie — Sun, 24 Sep 2017 11:49:13 +0000

Thanks for posting this! I recently had a similar incident in which a male guest appeared polite and above-board until his reservation was completed and he had access to my phone number.

Once he had my phone number, he began calling and texting feverishly, and his tone changed enough to make me feel so uncomfortable that I cancelled the reservation – my first one in 6 years of hosting. Like you, I am a seasoned traveler, and I trust my gut. My instincts for my safety have never steered me wrong. However, Airbnb came down on me in the most insulting way, threatening to cancel my listing. I had to justify why I didn’t want this creep in my home.

Agreed – Airbnb must treat this as a partnership.

By: Rose

Rose — Sun, 24 Sep 2017 06:23:50 +0000

No Sarah, you are wrong, and rude to boot. How people love to label other people these days, Bigot, Racist, Hate-monger, Paranoid, all the ‘flavour of the year’ words, said to make the sayer feel ‘superior’ to their victim. Surely you can express yourself in a more agreeable manner.
Wonder if we’ll have a new set of adjectives in 5 year’s time?

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sat, 16 Sep 2017 13:10:25 +0000

You should not rent out to complete strangers at all! You clearly have a paranoid personality and as a guest I would never rent a room with you. Instincts?! yeah right, bigotry is the word.