Found a fascinating feature in Bloomberg Weekly titled “Airbnb Is Banking on a Post-Pandemic Travel Boom.” I guess I should say it’s fascinating if you have a stake in Airbnb as either a host or a guest. I have been both, so it’s right up my alley. If it’s also up yours, you can read the full story, here.
Full disclosure 1: Our next Airbnb guest, arriving Friday, is a pro basketball player from Greece. And our last one was a Cirque du Soleil acrobat who hails from the U.K. So we’re not exactly catering to the immuno-suppressed crowd in town for a week’s worth of kidney dialysis here.
Full disclosure 2: I was never about to sink any investment money into Airbnb’s IPO, originally planned for 2020, now on hold. As such, neither am I primed to swallow any glad-hand platitudes from Airbnb’s CEO who’s looking for his big payday. If you’re into that sort of thing, click the link and read the article. You won’t be disappointed.
Bottom line, how we get back to something approaching “business as usual” in the hospitality industry is more than a passing fancy for me. And on a purely person-to-person transactional level, how and when we get back to trusting each other in shared spaces – hell, even just shaking hands, if that custom even survives – should be a matter of some interest to us all. In any case, don’t expect a peck on the cheek from me any time soon. If it ever was my style, it sure ain’t now – travel boom or no travel boom.
Shameless personal Airbnb promo, here.
We are still 100% nanny-cam free!