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Post by High Priestess on Nov 6, 2019 23:07:17 GMT
Brian: Hmm...Orinda shooting, bad. Advisor: What can do? Brian: Hmmm...godda do somethin. Advisor: Ban all hosts? Shut down all listings? Brian: No, would decrease our profits. Advisor: Require all to use instant book? Brian: No, some guests are cautious. Advisor: I know!! What about.. increase requirements and verification of all hosts' listings! Verify cleanliness! Brian: Bingo, that'll stop bad guests and lying guests in their tracks. www.mercurynews.com/2019/11/06/airbnb-to-verify-all-7-million-rental-listings-in-wake-of-orinda-shooting/Yes, really!!
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Post by High Priestess on Nov 8, 2019 22:24:16 GMT
In response to the scapegoating of STRs encouraged by this type of biased reporting: www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/Orinda-Airbnb-violence-fits-pattern-at-least-14815970.phpData provided by a host: In 2014 in Las Vegas alone, there were 121 shootings in hotels. More than twice the number in all airbnbs on the world. There are an average of 40 million hotel stays in Las Vegas annually. Airbnb has around 180 million annually. Still much safer to be in an airbnb
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