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11 sats \ 2 replies \ @freetx 5 Aug \ on: Airbnb Tries to Stick Traveler with $7,000 Repair Bill... AI
I used to use AirBNB quite a bit for business travel - as it was so much cheaper than hotels at one point. Honestly now I rarely even look anymore as all the little add-on fees has made the whole experience not worth it.
The only times I will look now is if trying to get housing for 4-5 people and/or looking for very specific location (ie. beach, etc).
VRBO for vacations
We used vrbo in 2011 for our vacation in St Barth and it was great, long before they hired Nick Saban for tv commercials
I have heard the same about airbnb today which is too bad for what was a great idea in 2009 and is still a good idea
I have to admit in Dec 2016 our airbnb host in Lake Tahoe was officious and annoying with her rule book/binder, she would have definitely tried to stick us with a $7000 penalty
edit: Residence Inn by Marriott is great for long term stays, especially for business travel... I stayed at a Residence Inn near the airport to avoid the January fires ( I self evacuated, see what I did here? )... I achieved Gold status for the first time this year
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VRBO
Yes, we have found same. We did VRBO for Florida last year and worked out well.
Residence Inn near the airport to avoid the January fires
Smart. I used to travel lots for work and at one point I managed to get up to 600,000 miles....I continued to live off those miles for the next decade or so....taking the occasional personal/family trips with them.
In the old days, I think it was United (or maybe American) that had a "million mile club" where if you got 1M airline miles, you received lifetime complimentary "space available" travel....meaning that you could jump on any flight that had an open seat.
In the mid 90s I knew a older guy who was a million miler....he used to just go to the airport....no ticket needed and hang around until there was a plane with an empty seat going where he wanted to go and hop on.
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