#anti-airbnb

[gemsofgreece]

As a Greek i think we should boycott Airbnbs.

We are that we are a small country already ,with the youth not being able to EVEN AFFORD to buy a house, high inflation ,there are now Airbnbs that pressure people to change houses every tourist period, so they can get that extra money.

Greed i tell you, it's a parasite.

We absolutely should do this. I have never been in one, not only due to my beliefs but also because I trust a certified business such as a hotel with good reviews and employees trained in tourism services way more than just anybody's house.

I am an optimist that Airbnb will eventually collapse, it's already getting bad rap in the touristic countries and I am hearing several governments are turning against it gradually.

I believe it will fall but it isn't falling soon enough... it has already caused problems that are hard to reverse.

[auntiebillionaire]

BOYCOTT AIRBNB

These people are trying to take over every aspect of our lives.

[in4newz]

BOYCOTT AIRBNB

These people are trying to take over every aspect of our lives.

[radicalgraff]

Stencil spotted in Athens, Greece

[ayeforscotland]

So a little bit more on this image where Tory MSPs stand amongst a crowd of short-term let landlords holding up a variety of signs including weird girlboss slogans, something about shooting a family holiday in the back of the head, an autistic person's 'dream' about being an AirBnB landlord, and - because of course - antisemitism. Scotland is introducing legislation to curb AirBnB and short-term lets which particularly impact Edinburgh. The people in this photo are basically unregulated landlords who believe they are entitled to hoard property. This impacts everything from housing availability to rent in the city. The people above are protesting this legislation, and many are refusing to pay the couple of hundred pounds to apply for a license to continue operating their property empires. They say they'll be automatically rejected. But why? Why would they be automatically rejected?

Could it be that, when they acquired their properties, some of them may have not applied for planning permission to repurpose their flats as commercial properties? (Answer: Yes) Could it be that if they never applied for a 'Change of Use' in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Scotland Order 1997 - this may perhaps render some of them in breach of their insurance? (Answer: Yes) Could it be that by not complying with planning regulations that some may have in fact committed mortgage fraud? (Answer: Yes)

[nokingsnocrowns]

Airbnb: It's all great til you're facing evictions!

[authenticallyaudrey]

AirBNB has been one of the key issues for our housing crisis. If there's another reason to boycott them, it's this:

[frozenoj]

[beritall]

Can't wait for all the landlords to discover this shit /sarcasm.

It includes sound, temperature, humidity, smoke, motion and tampering detection and monitoring to "prevent damage to your property by tenants and guests". For once, please tell me this is illegal

[gemsofgreece]

What is a more ethical way to visit Greece in terms of lodging? Like in terms of over development in the tourist sector? Hotels or air bnb or hostiles?

That’s a good question. With the assumption that there is the budget for any of these, my recommendation is definitely:

Hotels >> Hostels >>> Airbnbs

With an ethical perspective. (With a quality perspective I would probably switch hostels with airbnbs.)

Hostels are not particularly developed in Greece. It can be an okay choice though, especially if you do not care about many amenities, you are young and don’t have too particular needs / preferences or are tight on budget. But it is 90% the lowest quality option in Greece.

Greek airbnbs can vary from mediocre to awesome and you can find okay places for very good prices. However, it is the least ethical option. Yes, it’s usually people renting a property for some more income but a) many rich people with a LOT of properties turn all of them into airbnbs or buy more and more properties to use them exclusively as airbnbs and b) Greece is one of the countries that has started facing very serious problems due to the uncontrollable expansion of airbnbs. The government is trying now to set some limitations to them. Especially the most touristy areas have huge issues since all property owners - regardless of income - turn their apartments into airbnbs, making it impossible for local people and critically important professions such as teachers and doctors to find houses on normal rent to stay. As a result they are forced to quit on their jobs and touristy yet remote places such as islands and traditional towns are left without teachers and doctors and generally suffer from an imbalance of necessary services. There are now just tourists, restaurant owners and airbnb owners frenchkissing or something there and that’s it. Sometimes, when the need for them is too bad yet people still insist on turning their houses to airbnbs, teachers and doctors end up sleeping in rooms or yards or rooftops of the local owners. That shit has turned into a dystopia. Furthermore, the rise of airbnbs has been causing big problems in cities and non-touristy areas as the cost of rent has skyrocketed (as the incentive for house owners to not make their property an airbnb) which makes it impossible for students and young people to find apartments in reasonable and affordable prices! I don’t care if anyone reading this has airbnbs and is pissed, airbnb is unethical in touristy countries!!!

Because Greece is a touristy country there is a huge variety of hotels to choose from, all quality types, all types of businesses. Greece is a country with MANY family run hotel businesses that can have great quality and can provide a cozy environment even better than airbnbs do. There are obviously also many big shark hotel chains but they are not the standard. The standard are the family run hotels. You can usually tell by the websites whether a hotel is part of a chain. For example, the Hiltons are foreign sharks. The Domotels are Greek sharks. But even so, even the sharks, honestly they do not cause a lot of problems. Usually they are expensive large hotels with all sorts of amenities, big breakfasts, nice environments.

There are some concerns about hotels lately getting overbuilt in environmentally sensitive areas but that is also the case for private properties intended to be used as airbnbs. This is something you as a tourist can’t possibly guess. But hotels - big chains or not - definitely cause fewer problems in the society compared to airbnbs.

But if you want both an ethical choice and good services opt for a small or medium sized hotel that is not part of a chain. Usually most of them are of the 3 star and the 4 star range, but you can find lower and higher as well. Those are often called boutique hotels.

Last but not least, a whopping 80% of the services sector in Greece is tourism, therefore all these people need tourists to go to hotels to make an income and help economy run smoothly. We are not talking about the sharks here, but simple owners who have to sustain the hotels, receptionists, cleaners, waiters, cooks and all other professions involved in a hotel. Let alone that the sharks employ a gazillion of people that have to make a living - gardeners, physiotherapists, gymnasts, drivers and so on. Airbnbs are antagonising that 80% of the service economy trying to steal tourism’s profit and turn it into their personal side income.

I know I didn’t have to write all this but I am passionate about this topic.

[auntiebillionaire]

BOYCOTT

BOYCOTT

BOYCOTT

These companies are starting to feel the effects. People like musk, bezos and Zuckerberg are opportunist parasites. When they realize they are losing big money. The rats will jump ship!

Our money is our power!!

[athenov]

good morning to everyone except people who think airbnb is beneficial

[rebelarkey]

I hate you vrbo I hate you airbnb I hate you housing shortage I hate you ghost homes I hate you short term rentals I hate you rent increases I hate you vacant homes I hate you housing market I hate you shelter for profit I hate you housing crisis

[gemsofgreece]

Shit that happened just now:

Article I am reading: ... there were 14.000 Airbnb units in 2023 which is an increase....

Megamind me: Dang it we have 14.000 Airbnbs in Greece we are ruined

Article: ... in Athens downtown...

Me:

[luminiera-merge]

i love venture capital-funded unregulated versions of already existing public services replacing those public services. classifying your workers as contract workers in the name of denying them rights and underpaying them is all i've ever craved. undercutting your opposition to build a captive audience and then slowly jacking the prices sky high makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. won't you practice tax avoidance with me by moving funds through certain countries? my dream has only ever been the privatisation of everything ❤️

[wanderinginksplot]

I HATE AIRBNB.

My roommates and I live near a tourist hotspot in a tourism-heavy state. (And most of us work there - we don't just live close for shits and giggles.)

Three houses in our neighborhood just went up for sale and all three of them were bought within a week by corporations who intend to turn them into AirBnBs.

Meanwhile, my FOUR roommates and I can't find a single house to buy in the area because we all get outbid by rich jackasses and big companies who want an easy source of income.

"You wouldn't open an AirBnB in a housing crisis"

Sticker spotted in Melbourne