How the Covid-19 crisis locked Airbnb out of its own homes
by Rupert Neate Wealth correspondent from Technology | The Guardian on (#51PWJ)
The short-let platform's business model has been exposed. Bookings have fallen off a cliff but Airbnb simply can't change tack
"You would not have an empire without us," an Airbnb host shouts down the lens in a video addressing the company's billionaire co-founder and chief executive Brian Chesky. "It's our homes on your platform. It's our face on millions of listings. It's our soul that brings the magic " It's our place that makes you money."
lol airbnb landlords are losing their minds because people canceled their trips due to the uh. global pandemic pic.twitter.com/2DeNluRuie
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