Description
I recently worked on a project using data on Airbnb listings in London. The initial aim of my project was to use machine learning to predict rental prices based on features of the property, its…
Summary
- Introduction I recently worked on a project using data on Airbnb listings in London.
- However hosts can easily bypass the cap by re-listing properties with different addresses or photos or by creating multiple host accounts, to avoid algorithms designed to detect duplicates.
- WIRED) and a network graph from the data (Image by author) Typically you would not expect to find a small group of hosts with listings regularly reviewed by the same small group of reviewers.
- Conclusion The WIRED article uncovered how the business of hosting on Airbnb (and other similar platforms) is becoming increasingly systemised with businesses able to make significantly more from short-term lets than long-term lets, if they can bypass the 90-night limit.