Ikea is to Airbnb what oxpeckers are to rhinos and Donald Trump is to Fox News: a symbiotic partner. [...]
It may seem perverse to stump for standardization when Airbnb is known for its diversity, with lodgings in not just chateaus and cute bungalows, but also tree houses and shoe houses. [...]
But dig a little deeper and you’ll find the cool lingua franca of Ikea permeating Airbnb’s 1.5 million listings like fat marbling rib-eye steak.
— travelandleisure.com
Airbnb and Ikea have previously collaborated on a contest in Tempe, Australia, for shoppers (guests?) to spend the night in showrooms for $10. But the partnership that this piece's author is proposing seems to directly align Airbnb's practices with exactly what its opponents criticize most – that by aiming to make the tourist's accommodations as neutral as possible, hosts are becoming more like a franchised hotelier, without paying the accompanying taxes.
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Nobody wants to put their pimp-ass Ethan Allen furniture in a rental.
Journalists proposing corporate mergers is so 2015. "Please hire me to do your branding!"
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