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July 28, 2011 12:11 am GMT
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The Moment Of Truth For Airbnb As User's Home Is Utterly Trashed
Until now everything has been just great for Airbnb, a service that lets people rent out their homes and become a sort of mini-hotel. The company launched in 2008 and has grown rapidly. They've been cloned by the Germans, which is always a mark of success. And they're now a part of the billion dollar valuation club. Even the clone raised $90 million.Which is all super great. But now the story of a trusting Airbnb user who's had her home sacked (it's the only way to describe it) is starting to spread. Airbnb's response so far has been tepid at best. It turns out that when something like this happens, Airbnb isn't financially responsible.The facts: Last month "EJ" wrote a long blog post about how a renter spent an entire week carefully robbing and trashing her home. Walls were cut through to get to locked valuables, including her grandmother's jewelry.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/Hl6QirhWv_0/
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