La mamenenja ezindlu asebenzisa amathuluzi e-Airbnb ukuze athuthukise inani lokuhlala

Ngesikhathi u-Angie no-Chris abashadile beqala ukulungisa nokuqashisela izivakashi izindawo zabo zamaciko ezingama-loft e-Paris eminyakeni eyishumi edlule, kwaba nzima ukuthola izivakashi. Nakuba babezifake ezinkundleni zezokuvakasha ezintathu eziku-inthanethi nakuwebhusayithi yabo, kwakwethukela ukuhlala kube ngaphezu kwamaphesenti angu-50.

Kodwa izimo zabo zashintsha eminyakeni emihlanu edlule, lapho, ngesikhathi befuna izivakashi ezengeziwe, beqala ukufaka ama-Artisan Lofts Paris abo ayisikhombisa ku-Airbnb. Ukufinyelela kwale nkundla emhlabeni wonke kusize ekuheheni inani elandayo lezivakashi eziyintsha, ezithanda ubuchwepheshe, futhi inani labantu abahlalayo liye lakhuphuka lafika kulokho la bantu abashadile abathi kuyisilinganiso esingaba amaphesenti angaba ngu-85 enkathini ematasa kanye namaphesenti angaba ngu-75 enkathini engematasa yasebusika.

“I-Airbnb ivulele amaklayenti amasha nezivakashi ezintsha imakethe yokwamukela izivakashi,” kusho u-Chris, owayeyisisebenzi sase-PwC. “Kwenze le mboni yahamba phambili ekusunguleni izinto, ubuchwepheshe, nendlela amaklayenti asebenza ngayo.”

Kubabungazi abahlakaniphile njengo-Angie no-Chris, inkundla ye-Airbnb ayinikezi kuphela ukufinyelela kubantu kodwa iyindlela yokubonisa kahle izithombe zezindawo zabo ezincanyana ezingama-lofts, ebezingamabhikawozi, izindawo zemfashini, nezitudiyo zabaculi zabe seziguqulwa. Igalari eboniswe kahle ibavumela ukuba baveze ubuhle abanabo—amaphosta ezithombe zomhlobiso wobuciko, izihlalo zesimanje ezakhiwe njengezakudala, nama-bedspreads anezikwele ezibomvu. I-Airbnb iphinde ibanikeze nenkundla yokwabelana nezivakashi ngamacebiso asendaweni ngezincwadi zeziqondiso zokuthi abantu base-Paris bathenga kuziphi izitolo, badla kuziphi, futhi baphuza kuziphi.

“Siyabungaza ngoba siyakuthanda ukuvakasha,” kusho u-Chris. “Siyakuthanda ukuvakasha njengabantu basendaweni, hhayi izivakashi. Ngakho sinqume ukubungaza nokusiza izivakashi zethu ziphile njengabantu bendawo uma zivakashile.”

Uthi, “I-Airbnb isungule okuthile ezinye izinkundla ezingakaze zikwazi ukukusungula, futhi leso yisici sababungazi bekhwalithi ephezulu.” “Kuphinde kube yithuba lokuba umnikazi wendlu athuthuke yena futhi azame ukuthola lowo mklomelo.”

Ngaphambi kokujoyina i-Airbnb, u-Chris no-Angie babedonsa kanzima ekumenenjeni amakhalenda abo okubhukha ezinkundleni ezihlukahlukene nakusofthiwe yabo yokubhukha. “Kwakunzima ngempela,” kusho u-Chris. I-Airbnb ibavumele ukuba bavumelanise wonke amakhalenda abo ukuze kungabi nezivakashi ezingaphezu kwesisodwa ezibhukha izinsuku ezifanayo. Kukhona namakhasi osizo kule nkundla anikeza la bantu abashadile imininingwane yendlela yokuthuthukisa ibhizinisi labo ku-Airbnb. Ngemva kokufunda icebiso elisikisela ukuba banciphise izimfuneko zeminimamu yobude bokuhlala, u-Angie no-Chris ngokushesha baqala ukuheha amaklayenti engeziwe.

La bantu abashadile baye bazuza nasemathuluzini okubeka inani ngokuzenzakalelayo ale nkundla, abonisa amanani angcono kusasele unyaka wonke ngokusekelwe ezicini ezinjengezinkathi zonyaka, izinsuku zeviki, nezenzakalo ezikhethekile. “I-Airbnb inikeze noma ubani oqhuba ibhizinisi elincane amathuluzi emenenja yasehhotela,” kusho u-Chris.

Ngenxa yempumelelo yabo e-Paris, la bantu abashadile manje sebeya nase-Portugal. Amathuluzi we-Airbnb ombungazi ongumsizi azobasiza baqashe umuntu ozobasiza bamenenje indlu yabo bekude. “Ngicabanga ukuthi ukuba nombungazi ongumsizi kushintshe indlela abantu abaqhuba ngayo amabhizinisi abo,” kusho u-Chris. “Ngicabanga ukuthi i-Airbnb njalo isungula izinto eziwusizo futhi ifune nezintsha.”

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