FT.com – How Airbnb has lost its soul

April 15, 2016
…But Airbnb has lost its soul. No longer is it just about one human sharing their home with another. Something quite annoying has happened: companies offering property management services have emerged to help hosts get the best deal for their rooms. This is great news for hosts, but bad news for everyone else. It is also something of a reversal of one of the principles that first made Airbnb different — disintermediation…
Source: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/1fbef27e-022b-11e6-ac98-3c15a1aa2e62.html#axzz45tizflf1