Airbnb: global demands or collapse?

Guests are looking for the best homes at lower prices. Hosts are worried about a potential decrease in income and, consequently, the amount that comes into their accounts at the end of each month. Airbnb is trying to please both sides while the world tightens its grip on it.

From Florence to New York, many cities have started to fight against short-term rental platforms.

It is necessary to "get the house in order." This is what Brian Chesky, the CEO of Airbnb, says, warning about the need to "ensure that the listings [for available homes] are excellent" and that "good customer service" is provided.

Because, in his opinion, the platform of the company he helped found in 2008 was designed for a "much smaller" business model that has since "grown at a rapid pace." Using an accurate metaphor: it's like we never fully built the foundation. We had a house, and it had four pillars when we needed ten," he said in an interview with Bloomberg published earlier this month.