{"id":7142,"date":"2015-11-10T10:13:58","date_gmt":"2015-11-10T09:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/?p=7142"},"modified":"2016-03-02T13:15:01","modified_gmt":"2016-03-02T12:15:01","slug":"airbnb-social-media-and-the-quest-for-the-authentic-urban-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2015\/11\/airbnb-social-media-and-the-quest-for-the-authentic-urban-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Airbnb, social media and the quest for the authentic urban experience"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Airbnb,<\/a><\/p>\n

“Airbnb has reprogrammed the city. The \u201chardware\u201d or urban fabric remains the same, but the \u201csoftware\u201d \u2013 our use of it \u2013 has been radically reconfigured.<\/p>\n

European summers have traditionally seen an influx of tourists to historical centres, while the local populations \u2013 the majority of whom live outside the centre \u2013 vacate to escape the summer heat. Rather than leaving their homes vulnerable and losing money on rent, many locals are choosing to sublet.<\/p>\n

As a result, everyday neighbourhoods that would typically be in lock-down during this period have reawakened. The decentralised activity provides incentive for local businesses to continue their operation, and more eyes on the street.<\/p>\n

Opening up the tourism industry to grassroots entrepreneurs has been a democratising process. With the redistribution of available accommodation across the city, our urban experience has changed.“<\/span><\/p>\n

Source: Airbnb, social media and the quest for the authentic urban experience<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Opening up tourism to grassroots entrepreneurs has been a democratising process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7143,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,131,16,287,535,676],"tags":[94,195],"yoast_head":"\nAirbnb, social media & the quest for authentic urban experience<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Opening up tourism to grassroots entrepreneurs has been a democratising process, redistributing accommodation across cities and changing our experience.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2015\/11\/airbnb-social-media-and-the-quest-for-the-authentic-urban-experience\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" 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