Airbnb Scams

Don't worry I fully believe that the hotel and tourism industry will get through this period of private individuals who are si ply on the make.

What happened in Barcelona is an excellent example and hosts who are required to get registered, pay tax and insurance and run a real business will become a justifiable entity

those who throw out a couple of candles and pot puri won't be assed and will stop renting out bedrooms.

As I said before its a fad and like all fads will die.

AirBnB is great for the consumer ,gives more choice and helps prevent hotels having the huge pricing power they had in the past.The hotels who adapt will survive just like when the online booking sites helped customers get better value by playing hotels/firms off each other.

AirBnB is no fad and its actually a good thing that there is more accountability now than when it started.It will continue to grow as more people come to thrust and recognize it as a legitimate way of booking accommodation.

What do you think of minimum alcohol pricing, Fintan? Or price fixing? Or free market economics? Healthy competition? Protect the hotel owners, my arse. I was quoted €200 for a triple room in Lille with a shared bathroom in a f**king hostel for one night. Do I as a customer not have the right to say "No, thanks" and look elsewhere.

Fintan wrote: Don't worry I fully believe that the hotel and tourism industry will get through this period of private individuals who are si ply on the make. What happened in Barcelona is an excellent example and hosts who are required to get registered, pay tax and insurance and run a real business will become a justifiable entity those who throw out a couple of candles and pot puri won't be assed and will stop renting out bedrooms. As I said before its a fad and like all fads will die.

Am i still a fad if i pay tax on my property ?
There is a tax option included in all Airbnb host applications, not everyone refuses to pay tax on what they earn, you have "no right " tar every one with the same brush.

I think Trapjnr booked through ScareBnB.

I use sites like AIRBNB and VRBO regularly and generally find them very satisfactory.  I also use booking.com for hotel bookings and I was shocked to learn recently just how manipulative and anti competitive that site is.  Apparently the prominence of a hotel's listing on booking.con is determined by the rate of commission the hotel pays to them.  When signing up the hotel decides how much commission to pay starting at a minimum 15% and going up to 35% and the higher they go the more prominently their hotel is displayed.  Hotels are precluded from selling direct to the public at prices below the booking.con rates and booking.con regularly make test calls to hotels to see if they are breaking the rules.  So next time you pay €100 to a booking.con hotel be aware that the hotel may only be getting 65% of what you are paying.  

Just saying like wrote: I use sites like AIRBNB and VRBO regularly and generally find them very satisfactory.  I also use booking.com for hotel bookings and I was shocked to learn recently just how manipulative and anti competitive that site is.  Apparently the prominence of a hotel's listing on booking.con is determined by the rate of commission the hotel pays to them.  When signing up the hotel decides how much commission to pay starting at a minimum 15% and going up to 35% and the higher they go the more prominently their hotel is displayed.  Hotels are precluded from selling direct to the public at prices below the booking.con rates and booking.con regularly make test calls to hotels to see if they are breaking the rules.  So next time you pay €100 to a booking.con hotel be aware that the hotel may only be getting 65% of what you are paying.

jaysus!...although they are head and shoulders better than hotels.con where its a nightmare trying to get a deposit back from a 'free cancellation' hotel booking. I've been emailing back and forth for the past two months trying to get €520 back. at least with booking.con it took one phone call and money was back on my card in 24 hours.

Edited by colemanY2K - 05 Jan 2016 at 8:06am

Fintan wrote: [QUOTE=Salzburglilly] Fintan clearly owns one of those hotels. [/QUOTE DAY 5......of the witch hunt and abuse for having a ddifferent opinion and outlook to tthe great and good of YBIG. Nice. Great bunch of lads altogether.

Ever so slightly over dramatic