Airbnb has got to be kidding right? The company's just launched its much-hyped Trips product in Australia (three components: Places, Experiences, Homes) with an early focus on the Sydney market.
The sales pitch is all about living like a local â€" and yet the first thing you see when you visit the Places page on its Australian website is an ad for men's grooming in Los Angeles:
The Experiences page is no better. Maybe that's because they've only signed up less than 20 experiences/activities (market leader Viator has more than 300):
There's not a single Sydney experience there. At first glance, they're all from the United States, which of course is where Airbnb is based, both physically and mentally, it  would appear.
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