News and notes from around the interweb:
- Bamboo Airways status match offer
- 100% Aeroplan bonus on Air Canada flights booked by January 10 for travel January 13 – December 15, 2023.
- 1923 prediction about 2023:
Flights from Chicago to Hamburg will only take 18 hours pic.twitter.com/Ln7CrvTZ7K
— Paul Fairie (@paulisci) January 1, 2023
- The infrastructure behind ATMs
- Airbnb guest takes revenge after a bad stay.
- Canada’s WestJet outsources customer service to law enforcement since they were going to bump passengers heading to Florida, they proactively called the cops.
The officer had been alerted that a WestJet flight to Orlando had been overbooked and dozens of customers were about to lose their seats. The officer summoned the other police officers patrolling Halifax Stanfield International Airport to come to the departure gate.
HRP also requested back-up from RCMP in Lower Sackville, according to an airport spokesperson. All told, five police officers and three airport security officers showed up because airport staff were worried about how passengers would react.
- Frontier Airlines giving free flights in exchange for adopting cats
Meet the newest additions to our kitten nursery! Spirit’s name used to be Southwest, but due to recent events, our marketing team requested we change it. #SouthwestAirlines pic.twitter.com/UddeeWm1wN
— Animal Foundation (@animalfndlv) December 27, 2022
A Canadian airline being shady? No way! Never! (Insert sarcasm).
Airbnb ha ha go to a hotel. If you dont like it you leave and go to another room or another hotel If something does not work maintenance needs to deal with it. I am not the repair man on holiday. If that TV falls over then Dumb A$$, every hotel i go to down screws that thing down.
What’s the revenge (AirBnB story)? It ends with the poster parking on the street.
@Mike
He bought the host new TV and then resented and snitched the host to the property management company. They found each other – perfect guest for perfect AirBnB host. Elon Musk should have bought Reddit instead of Twitter, but where passive aggressive millennial losers would go then?
That’s it?? What a clickbait!
I would have replaced the TV with a 15-year old if I could find one.
I can feel for the AirBnB renter. I just had our first AirBnB stay. The property receives rave reviews and has a superhost. We arrive at the property and have issues getting in. Toilet takes 30 minutes to fill. Blinds don’t adjust, so every day, twice a day, we manually adjust each vane in 2 sets of blinds. Everything in the apartment is very old. I still give 3 star review. Owner complains to me that they want the unit to be old inside. The review that is posted, is not what I wrote. AirBnB allows owners to edit guest’s reviews. To add insult to injury, there are other AirBnB units in the building. They all list a rooftop pool, which twice she denied existed. After the rental, I wrote that to her. She says she doesn’t want to advertise a pool, if it isn’t open. It was open.
Will I ever rent another AirBnB, probably not. I also 2 other AirBnB reservations that were canceled months prior to arrival. AirBnB is not a company to trust! Especially since New York Times write up about how AirBnB covers up crimes committed in their rental properties.
I love Airbnb.
When I’m home I host an ensuite room on the first floor of my townhome. It is stylish and has high quality bedding and towels. I don’t allow auto booking because I want to make sure it’s a good fit and it’s with someone who will take good care of the space and that it is appriciated. Making people feel welcome and cared for is part of the reward for me.
When I’m away traveling I offer my whole house and I use Airbnb. I always look for conscientious hosts and read to hrough the reviews and examine the photos. I try to figure out if the owner is near or very much a part of the property. I look for the same pride of ownership and care.
I think one area that might be helpful for Airbnb to incorporate is to state how many listings a host has and if they are available locally for assistance.
Airbnb has been a wonderful opportunity for me. I’ve met many new and wonderful friends both hosting and staying, and it’s been beneficial financially.
I’m greatful for the opportunity.
I have stayed at multiple Airbnbs on multiple continents speaking multiple languages with hosts. I have never had a problem. I ignore all instructions and I do whatever I want. I have had unregistered guests stay over, I’ve failed to take out the trash, I’ve left dirty dishes on the kitchen table. I’ve never stripped a bed. I have a perfect rating as a guest, and effusive written praise from all hosts, even those whose homes I left in filthy condition.
All that being said, I only book Airbnb when I am out of options in traditional lodging.
Maybe I’m an anomaly but I have stayed in Airbnb’s all over and always been super happy with them (and I’m pretty picky). Much prefer the conveniences of a condo or house over a hotel room any day.
Before booking I do my due diligence, read all the reviews, sleuth them out on google satellite and street views, etc.
@Jeannie – you have to do your due diligence! Can’t rely on a brand! But there are certainly use cases, places where hotels aren’t really options and when staying with a large group having a home can be great.
Another-Nother reason Not to stay at Airbnbs