Let's stay together? Combating discrimination on Airbnb
Let's stay together? Combating discrimination on Airbnb
behavioural economics and wellbeing, global perspectives series, policy briefing
Roland Rathelot, SMF-CAGE Global Perspectives Series: Paper 9, December 2016
Airbnb was founded in 2008 and is now a major actor in the accommodation industry. However, the company has faced increasing criticism about the existence of ethnic discrimination on its platform, both on the host and guest sides. This has led Airbnb to react and design an anti-discrimination policy, made public in September 2016.
Behavioural Economics and Wellbeing