meenaghman
Guru
Its interesting - the biggest Telco in the world has no phone exchanges (Skype), biggest hotel chain in the world owns no hotels (AirBnB) and the biggest taxi firm in the world owns no taxis (Uber). OK I know I'm taking a bit of a liberty with some of the descriptions but ever get the feeling someone making a lot of coin over someone elses efforts. AirBnB regulated in Ireland as too many people were looking for short term rents and so real problem with long term rental accommodation in eg. Dublin. AirBnB earnings must be declared and taxed. There are issues when everyone goes the AirBnB model - One can see that now there's a ready potential to price people out of the market place by holiday home rental so in tourist destinations young families and key workers can't find and can't afford to live in these areas. My wife uses airBnB quite a bit and generally its for family and extended family holidays and we've managed to find really nice places that sometimes are little cheaper than hotels but give more freedom and relaxation. I'm very conscious of the effect too many can have - and indeed the way some landlords couldn't give a shoot who hires and what state shared accesses are left. Its like everything - in moderation fine but in concentration can create issues for others.