Americans Are Generally OK With Airbnb Unless Their Neighbors Are Doing It
Photo Caption: Not in my neighborhood! Sorta.
Skift Take
Everyone loves the concept of the sharing economy, but when it comes close to home, feelings about it are a lot more nuanced. Lots more research needs to be done at the local and neighborhood level on the effects of the sharing economy, positive and negative.
America is OK with people renting out their homes, a la Airbnb.
That's the general big headline from two Skift Surveys we did recently, and should be heartening for the company and others in the space as well. After all, this is 2015, Uber and Airbnb are now household names in America.
But, an interesting wrinkle to it: When asked about whether your neighbor should be allowed to rent rooms in their houses for the short term -- as opposed to a more general "anyone" -- almost 10 percent more Americans change their mind about it, calling for either complete banning of the practice or tighter regulation.
Question 1: Should anyone
