Airbnb: Impacts on the Tourist Economy
I was recently standing in line and the two individuals (who did not appear to know each other) were discussing Airbnb. The one individual had made a positive comment about one she had used on a recent trip. The other retorted (rather harshly) that they were making local hotels suffer here and impacting the tax base. She thought they should all be shut down. The individual who had been scolded looked like they wanted to say more but just shrugged and turned away. I stayed quiet through the exchange but it had made me thoughtful of the effect of technology. Something [...]