Originally Posted by
Kacee
While I agree Airbnb is not going to attract much traditional corporate traffic, it is absolutely going to pull high end leisure traffic.
I hesitate to put myself as "high end leisure" but I used airbnb when I was in NYC over a Labor Day weekend last year. Hotel rates were crazy given summer and the long weekend so I booked an apartment for a fraction of the price.
Looking at doing the same thing for vacation in Australia this year. The Hilton is ~$220 a night. I can book a place via airbnb 3-4 blocks away that is the same $220 for 4 nights. No brainer.