RE: Travel Bloggers Unite - We Need A Decentralized Alternative To Airbnb!
A decentralized Uber next? Or is that project in the pipelines? Hahaha
However, in all seriousness, we can only speak from our experience of using Airbnb as a short-term (one week max) let. We only had good experiences, but we know and read about the problems that you have addressed. There is no personal touch anymore and locals are getting fed up that their neighbors change every day it seems. They find their safety has been compromised. Some big corporations have changed their original values and it's a shame. Like Starbucks, love their eco-friendly and we're different stance, but now they sold their soul and become 'the Apple of coffee'. Yet, we will still buy the overpriced coffee as it's sadly one of the few places Becca can get a soya based drink conveniently. Thanks for reading this post and good to know your place is there for whenever we decide to visit Valencia!
Decentralize everything and integrate a safety measures so you know to whom you rent out / rent from. I really hope we can cut out profit hungry companies from the service industry. We honestly try to stay away from chains as much as we can but sometimes you're forced into - for example in Tokyo Starbucks was one of the only hones to give foreigners access to internet.
Yes, let us know if you're planning trip to Valencia!!!!!