The Airbnb Amphitheater
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- Опубліковано 17 тра 2019
- Buona sera from Lucca! I’m at the Piazza dell’Anfiteatro - a beautiful square that’s actually not square at all. This is the “Place of the Amphitheater,” a round piazza that echoes the Roman arena that stood here 2,000 years ago. I’m here with Chiara and Luca, two guides from Bikes and Bites food tours - and we’re discussing the very modern phenomenon of Airbnb.
All over Europe, you can see the impact that Airbnb has had on historic neighborhoods like this one. As an advocate for travelers, I appreciate the value and cultural intimacy that Airbnb provides - but I also acknowledge the reality that Airbnb drives up the cost of living for locals, changing the character of places we’ve long known and loved.
What about you? I’d love to hear your thoughts on the ethics of Airbnb.
Rick - My parents got me into your show about twenty years ago, or so. As a diehard fan of your traditional program, seeing you doing this on UA-cam is amazing.
Also, I emailed you about a decade ago about Rome, and whether or not it was directly from you, it was the most personalized response I've had in my life, and I still have it saved.
Keep on traveling.
So enjoying your vlog posts. The immediacy cannot be beat. Thanks for guiding us all these years, Rick. I saw you speak in the nineties, and these posts are the next best thing to seeing you live.
This man has friends in all the cities of Italy !
I loved staying in AirBNB in Milan and Trastevere, Rome. I truly felt like I was living like a local resident. We then took day trips to Lake Como and other locations. Unfortunately, the downside is driving up the cost of living for the locals. The other downside for tourists like myself is that one does not have the convenience of a hotel concierge to assist in navigating through a foreign city. Touring and navigation is left up to the tourists, which for me was exciting and adventuresome. I simply bought the Rick Steves Italy books for Milan and Rome and had a great time.
Wow that's so cool. We loved our time in Italy where you can see the old mix with the new, and how you can hear the whispers of the past! We have family from Lucca and would love to visit it one day!
you went to italy but not the place where your family was from? that would have been the first place i went!
@@docholliday4546 Haha yeah we did! We only had a short time and want to spend a full week in Lucca when we go, to really soak it up!
Lucca is so pretty! In the summer we rented a couple bikes and explored!
I am from Lucca!!!
You DID go to Lucca! Yay! I love that little town! My cousin works in the walled city and lives right outside. Thanks for this film clip!
Thank you for the tour of Buona sera, please turn up your volume, Thanks, Rick!
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👍👍Many thanks!👍👍
Rick, this was very pronounced to me in Barcelona as well. To combat this issue (what I see as a long-term non-sustainable problem), I think you should use your voice and platform to advocate for staying in smaller base camps and making day trips. I’ve noticed that your prior videos have focused on “location, location, location”. Perhaps we need to re-define what that means (from central to the city to central to the region). It’s a different way to travel, not necessarily worse. After all, there are definitely benefits from laying your head in the same place every night that serve to offset other inconveniences like increased day trip travel. And the costs of staying outside the city center and taking taxis/regional trains typically offsets eachother in my experience.
Btw I just finished Travel as a Political Act and loved it. Perhaps this concept deserves further exploration in any new additions?
Rick Steves starts travel vlogging.... Game Changed.
I Love Lucca.
Instagram created the need for something more local-looking than just a big ol' hotel, airbnb satisfied that need and now the local neighbourhoods don't seem all that local and down to earth at all.... It's a sad reality that has come with the rise of tourism. Especially in well preserved, traditional places like Italy.
It isn’t just Italy and Europe, when I was on a tour in New Orleans, the guide said the same thing was happening to the apartments in the French Quarter. All of the locals are being forced out for tourists. It makes you realize both what a positive and negative impact tourism can have.
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If the hotel chains were not charging so much for sometimes awful accommodation on roadsides on the outside of town, I might prefer to stay in them. The hotels in the centre are usually prohibitively priced. Therefore, I would prefer to stop in the town centre with lovely locals who rent their rooms to me. I try to never willingly stay with those who run several airbnbs as a business and read the reviews very carefully.
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Malai Worawong Ciao ! ...... greetings from Italy ! 😉🇮🇹
Locals have been renting rooms for extra money for a long time. I did it in Copenhagen 25 years ago. airbnb just codified it.
Dear Rick Steves! I love Your videos and storytelling! Please move Your camera slowlier, so that the eyes can better concentrate on the beautiful views. Thanks a lot and happy traveling!
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How much does hiring a guide like this actually cost, because I'm guessing it's not cheap.
your point is?
my point is in my question, genius, I want to know how much it is.
@@Muonium1 if you want to know genius, you have google, look them up!
Sad about changes.....
Geast go to Sienna. Pisa❤️
Wenn you come to wiena???
was that english?
The only constant is change. Just like the square has changed from Roman times it will continue to change. Rock, The Europe you know from your youth is gone. These major European countries are being overrun. It’s better to find unique countries and destinations than go to the typical Paris , Rome, etc. etc.
Many Italians are gone during the summer - they spend a month or so at the beach so they probably want to rent their place out to earn some extra money and I don't see anything bad in this, especially because Italy's economy is not doing well. I used airb&b many times in the past and met wonderful people this way. I think it's much more sad to see cities like San Francisco where all the original locals are being pushed out from google and other companies employees because the real estate is getting so ridiculously expensive. Gentrification is much worse than airb&b to my opinion.
So sad that tourists are prioritized over locals :( that’s one of the things I hate seeing when I travel. Money > everything else!
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I understand the point but at the same time the world is changing. The population has exploded and you can't really put that demon back in its place. With countries like China entering the travel market it's only going to get worse. What are the long term alternatives? For years hotels have offered minimal service and accommodation for the dollar. Maybe they need to step up their game.
IT'S NOT GOOD! COLORADO HAS BEEN RUINED! Sorry not sorry for ALL CAPS!