hotels are controlled by laws and zoning, airbnb gets around that and turns planned living space into hotel space.
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iopq@lemmy.world 1 day agoWithout airbnb more hotels would be built instead of apartment buildings. The tourists will get a place to sleep eventually, you just have to decide whether it’s in an apartment or a hotel. That will determine future construction projects
FiskFisk33@startrek.website 1 day ago
iopq@lemmy.world 1 day ago
This is not a good thing, zoning laws often lead to higher rents because they constrain construction. They also lead to having to drive everywhere because your house is too far from anything that’s not another house
FiskFisk33@startrek.website 21 hours ago
This varies from place to place. This is handled really badly in some places and much better in others.
friendlymessage@feddit.org 1 day ago
You can’t just build a hotel in a residential area, that usually goes against zoning laws which Airbnb circumvents
iopq@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yeah, that’s why we should have mixed use zoning. I stayed in a hotel in a residential area in Seoul, it was great. There’s convenience stores everywhere and little restaurants and cafes next to residential houses