@Christine615
Airbnb is losing public credibility all the time.
Their problem isn't that they're so much worse than other platforms (the others are equally bad and/or worse in many respects). It's that Airbnb started out with enormous respect and credibility, and therefore, high expectations. They were like the Apple of STR.
The downhill slope is much steeper for Airbnb than say, VRBO, because VRBO has never been known as a "quality" platform. In fact, they're now spending hugely to build a brand "quality" perception in an attempt to displace Airbnb. In contrast, it's an UPHILL battle for VRBO.
But despite still having top quality brand marketing, behind the scenes, Airbnb product quality is clearly deteriorating. have to suspect that it's in no small part, due to its increasing focus on quantity over quality. The favoured hosts are no longer the ones who take pride in delivering a great product, but those who capture as many bookings as possible (i.e., corporate managed cookie-cutter apartment buildings, priced to appeal to a much broader market). And that doesn't exactly mesh with what Airbnb claims it is.
Airbnb is increasingly appealing to those who prioritize price over quality. And consequently, hosts delivering quality product are diversifying to other platforms, sometimes to smaller, quality oriented boutique platforms ... to avoid the declining quality of guest that Airbnb is increasingly attracting.
It's like if Apple were to become the top seller of cheap knockoffs of those 50$ no name smartphones. But still claiming they're the "quality" brand. It doesn't take long for people to notice.