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Rafat Ali @ Skift · today 13:27 EDT

The Thrill Is Gone: Airbnb and the Crisis of Imagination in Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb’s struggle to translate technology into better stays mirrors the broader sector’s problem — digital scale without physical control limits how innovative short-term rentals can be.

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