Short
description of Airbnb
Airbnb
is an online market places which basically works for lodging mainly home stay or
community tourism experiences. The company does not own any property rather it
works as a broker and receive commission from each booking. The company is
situated in San Francisco, California, United states. From The starting point
it has reached 21000 guest’s stay and helped over 6 million of people per year
and currently it lists 90 different countries. Airbnb is an online market place
where people can rent their properties or spare rooms to guest. Airbnb takes
commission from both guest and host 3% from hosts and 6 to 12 % from guest.
There is huge option for renting properties. People like it so much because they
get accommodation at a huge range price point. Many guests like living like a
local and getting restaurant recommendations from people really in-the-know,
while many hosts just enjoy meeting new people and showing off their home.
By
using the Airbnb, the Airbnb is not owned any property rather it takes commission
from both guest and host. Even Airbnb does not provide any services to guest or
manage any services. When a guest became a member of the Airbnb it just
provides the services to find rental houses.
Both
Advantages and disadvantage are available to Airbnb. It is a chance of earning
some extra money for the host but it has some problem too. Guest may cause
serious damage to the property. Therefor, security is a prime concern. So, the
following advantage may get both host and guest
1. Extensive
selection
2. Priceless
listing
3. Host
can decide their price
4. Choose
able search
5. Extra
Services
6. Good
for both host and the guest
The
following are the disadvantages.
1. Serious
damage
2. Charges
fees
3. Added
Fees (depends on the location)
4. Legal
issue problem
Airbnb
Bangladesh
Airbnb
is operating their activities in Bangladesh. Airbnb is quietly doing a
different type of tourism in Bangladesh tourist can stay at local and can get
better experiences of the country and the culture. Rental room from Airbnb
varies from single room to full houses. The local community can earn much money
by selling rooms to the guest. On the other hand, guest can easily find the
places where they can stay. The cost of rentals on Airbnb depends on location,
facilities and living arrangement at properties. If anyone want to enjoy the
water show of Hatirjheel lake sitting in a penthouse, housed on the seventh
floor of a building, it would cost Tk2,000 for a single room there. But, if anyone
has a big family and the demand is for a modern and homely luxury three-bed
apartment next to Gulshan area, it would cost Tk4,700. Although it works in the
Dhaka city. It may increase the area by talking the permission from the
government or authorities.
Airbnb
Dhaka has over 300 places ready for the guest. Guest may rent them easily
giving prices to host. The room varies from single room to double room even the
entire places. Even the charge varies from 10 dollars to 1000 dollars. Guest
can also choose other option like host language, facilities etc. Guests directly go to the Airbnb website and register themselves for renting the places.
Security Comparison
between Airbnb and the hotel
As Airbnb is the largest
online hospitality services mainly for lodging to the guest. So, some people
are saying that government should monitor the this a hotel with rules and regulation.
Airbnb mainly sets connection between hosts and guest and takes commission from
both of them. In some areas Airbnb is better than the hotel like negotiation of
prices, less costly, experiences life as local and so on.
Security issue is a great
concern in this matter. Guest may come from various places so host may not know
them well. If anything happened bad the Airbnb is not liable for this.
In this regard, hotel
ensures all the security but in case of Airbnb the security issue depends on
the host.
As Airbnb continues to
grow in popularity, it has become an increasingly viable source of lodging for
travelers as well as providing extra income for hosts. However, prospective
hosts and travelers should exercise caution, particularly when it comes to
potential legal concerns.