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Airbnb and Covid 19

  • 26-04-2020 10:18pm
    #1
    Gael23
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    Might be taking a pessimistic view but I can’t see how Airbnb can survive the Covid crisis. Who would want to bring a stranger into their home not having a clue what they might be bringing in?
    I can see it struggling on for a while but I think the future is pretty grim


Comments

  • #2
    Lockheed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 724 ✭✭✭Lockheed


    Good riddance


  • #3
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,345 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    Lockheed wrote: »
    Good riddance

    Why would you say that?
    The 'spare room' AirBnB didn't cause the social problems that the 'entire place' AirBnB did.


    Back on topic, there was always a risk taking someone in, but maybe we were lucky, we never had any trouble. I think it's a goner for this year, though some of our regulars who come to Dublin for work have asked if we are still open.
    A vaccine were it to come would make a big difference.


  • #4
    Sleeper12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,279 ✭✭✭✭Sleeper12


    It was always better when tourists stayed in hotels & citizens of a city lived in the homes. How we ever got into the situation where tourists stayed in homes and our homeless were housed in hotels is beyond me.

    Good riddance to Airbnb


  • #5
    SusanC10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,432 ✭✭✭SusanC10


    From a Guests pov, Airbnb opened up a lot of travel opportunities for us as a family which had been previously out of our budget.
    We prefer to self-cater and don't necessarily want 7 day Sat-Sat setups.
    We have stayed in some lovely (not fancy) places both in Ireland and abroad through Airbnb.
    I will be sorry to see it go but realise that is the reality.


  • #6
    Smegging hell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 469 ✭✭Smegging hell


    spurious wrote: »
    Why would you say that?
    The 'spare room' AirBnB didn't cause the social problems that the 'entire place' AirBnB did.


    I don't think anyone begrudges people involved in 'spare room' AirBnB situations. The understandable antipathy towards it is overwhelmingly because of the social problems caused by the 'entire place' AirBnB.


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  • #7
    JBan1984
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10 ✭JBan1984


    I think that in the short term Airbnb will struggle however likely do ok out of it.

    Most holidays, if they happen at all will be people staying within their own country and not flying so more people will seek short term Airbnb lets as an alternative to foreign trips. More chance of people also wanting a holiday home as opposed to a hotel/resort.

    In terms of the private room rental I cant see many people opting for that


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