https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Airbnb-asks-people-to-donate-money-to-hosts-15407730.php
Airbnb's latest attempt to appease hosts and customers amid a tumultuous year was met with a searing backlash on social media.
The online vacation rental marketplace, headquartered in San Francisco, initiated a feature this week offering customers the chance to donate money and "kindness cards" to hosts.
"Today we're introducing a new way to connect with your favorite hosts. Now you can create personalized kindness cards that make it easy to send a message of appreciation or encouragement, with the option to add a contribution. We hope these cards will make hosts smile, and bring a little joy your way," a message from the company to customers read.
"Airbnb has lost its f---ing head, why would I donate to my host? I can't even afford one house." Twitter user olenskae fumed.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by c0lo on Monday July 20 2020, @12:36AM (5 children)
Because you live in America.
Otherwise, at least today, you could negotiate a 20% rent discount in Australia [dailymail.co.uk] .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 3, Touché) by looorg on Monday July 20 2020, @01:46AM (1 child)
How rude. I don't live in America.
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Monday July 20 2020, @03:07AM
Then head to your relevant realestate site and see what are the going rents. You may have the surprise to be able to renegotiate your rent.
(do you expect the landlord to offer you a rent reduction from the goodness of his heart, without asking him to?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 1) by khallow on Monday July 20 2020, @10:46AM (2 children)
I hope "property advisor" Anna Porter will consider extending that advice to the US so that we'll be allowed to renegotiate rent as well. \sarc
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 20 2020, @10:58AM (1 child)
Did you move out of the company's town, khallow? Congrats for your regained independence.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Monday July 20 2020, @11:12AM
The "company town" already did two things in order to get people to live in Yellowstone during covid - get rid of rent altogether (it wasn't much in the first place) and have one person per room with bathroom. The renegotiation already happened.