• FiskFisk33@startrek.website
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      hotels/hostels?

      Airbnb turns potential living space into hotel space and thereby helps driving up housing prices. The whole concept is inherently problematic.

      • CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee
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        Not quite hotel space as I have yet to find a hotel that can accommodate several families traveling together with a shared space, including a fully stocked kitchen, washer and dryer, parking, etc. There’s definitely a demand for something like this that isn’t filled in any other way.

        • llii@discuss.tchncs.de
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          In Germany it’s called “Ferienwohnung” where you can rent a whole house if you need it. This is going for decades before AirBNB, I’m sure there’s something comparable in other countries.

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        Never book flights through booking.com, they use a third party company called GoToGate who have the worst customer service possible and do not refund, and only try to charge for more.

    • NotJohnSmith@feddit.uk
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      HomeExchange looks good and is European.

      It naturally lacks the depth of listings that Airbnb does but will grow if people use them