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Airbnb ended 2022 with 6.6 million global active listings, an increase of 900,000 listings since the beginning of the year.
Veracruz was the Mexican region with the highest number of hotels in mid-2023, with 1,784 operating establishments.
In 2022, Booking.com was the world’s most visited travel and tourism website with nearly 458 million online visitors.
A user recounted how it was that she fell into a very common scam by hosts of Airbnbsince they tried to confuse her so that she would pay for extra rooms, because the girl commented that at first she read in the description that they were renting an entire apartment, however, later she realized that it was only a room and if she wanted to have more space, they would charge extra cost.
Airbnb It has been recognized as a leader in the housing sharing market since its efforts to go global began in 2011. This online platform connects people looking for accommodation with hosts who have extra space to rent. The company was founded in 2008 in San Francisco.
Guests can find accommodations in all sorts of locations, including cities, rural areas, and seaside towns. Because of this, this concept represented a threat to hotels. After reducing more than 40 percent of its reservations in 2020, the company has not only recovered but has even already exceeded the figures presented in 2019, the year before the pandemic. According to data from IATA, where the annual evolution of income from passenger air transport worldwide is shown, during 2019 it came to represent the figure of 607 billion dollars, reaching a historical record; however, during 2020 this declined by more than 65 percent, dropping to 189 billion.
On the other hand In March 2022, Booking.com was the most visited travel and tourism website in the world with nearly 458 million online visitors. The second and third place in the ranking are occupied by TripAdvisor and Airbnb, with approximately 144 million and 92 million visits, respectively, according to Statista data.
User recounts how she fell for the usual Airbnb scam
A user named @soyarehua warned netizens in his account TikTok so that they are not fooled, since there is a very recurring fraud when it comes to renting, because in his case, he commented that he reserved an apartment, however, the problem began when he later found out that he would be in a room inside the apartment from someone else, for which he tried to cancel but when doing so they returned less than half, and that is how he decided to contact the hostess directly to be able to negotiate but she completely refused and even told him that since it was his fault he should pay more.
The user was about to pay more because she had nowhere to go in Mexico City but decided to contact directly Airbnb and when she did, she realized that from the beginning the hostess had published that she was renting the entire apartment, in order to confuse and charge extra costs, the woman concluded that apparently this situation is a modus operandi very common on some hosts.
Given this, Internet users have commented on their opinion.
@Pedrina🫰🏻: “That’s why you have to read the entire description because there are misleading hosts, and ALWAYS COMMUNICATE WITH AIRBNB and don’t miss the dates.”
@abintensa: “Like 6k just for a quarter.”
@soyarehua BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU RENT AN AIRBNB 🚩!! More than complaining, it’s to warn you about this new scam because thanks to Diana from airbnb she solved it! BUT I ALMOST SLEEP ON THE ARMCHAIR! So stay tuned! #scam #storytime #airbnbexperience #bad experiences #comedy #seemchisteperoesanecdota #karen #scam ♬ original sound – Arehua
It is clear that online scams are very recurring, and many people even pretend to be a brand in order to take advantage of Internet users.
@contardito and just like this there are many other brands that copy their pages #fyp #offers #counter ♬ Blue Blood – Heinz Kiessling
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