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Airbnb's New Business Model: Trafficking Guests
from The Life Coach | The Tim Dillon Show #309 · #309
4 min
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Tim reads a story about a Florida woman who alleges an Airbnb host in Tulum tried to sex traffic her and her friends, and riffs on Airbnb 'creatively' pivoting into trafficking as a business strategy.
- Tim argues Airbnb has pivoted to trafficking women as a business model expansion to survive economic pressures.
- Florida woman in Tulum found blood on a key when checking in; Airbnb concierge claimed it was paint.
- The rental's keypads were unconfigured, allowing anyone to enter and access the rooms or occupants.
- A strange man claiming to be security appeared outside the home after the guests returned, but staff never answered to verify his identity.
- Airbnb refunded the victim $67 and Tim speculates the trafficking attempt failed because the guests weren't deemed attractive enough.
- Tim applauds Airbnb's expansion from renting dilapidated homes to trafficking vulnerable people as a creative business strategy.