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Laughing myself silly here. Regardless of any pros or cons of gender-specific lodging.
Golightly is the brand name of a “lower gastro-intestinal tract cleanser” which one drinks some 12 hours to purge one’s system prior to undergoing a colonoscopy!!!
I think they might have been inspired by the latter, lol. At least they didn’t make the faux pas of naming themselves Roofy which was the original name of H o u f y (which isn’t much better).
Because we all know people who live in different states, countries, cantons, etc. And if we build the community, then success for this business model is greater.
It’s like any marketing initiative - sure there are other people rightnextdoor doing the same thing. But people choose the properties/items from people or places where they feel comfortable.
I do not do Facebook, Airbnb certainly did not require it when I signed up. As a matter of fact I believe Airbnb does not do enough to vet new hosts - all I provided was a phone number and email address.
It also effective at limiting explosive growth that could cripple the platform due to lack of resources, and I think that’s the real reason for doing it (as it was with gmail).
I tried completing the form with just an IG account and it was rejected. I am retired so I don’t use LinkedIn and I detest FB. So, I was unable to submit an application. Probably for the best.
Yes, it says fee waived until the end of Feb. I’m probably more interested as a guest than as a host at this point since I’m happy with Airbnb as a host, not so much as a guest.
Happy Friday! I Just got a call from GoLightly welcoming me and saying an email is forthcoming and to proceed from there. I wondered if the call was a check-up to see if a woman answered? But either way, I guess my house (and I) passed so we will see what happens. I’ll keep y’all updated
I was interested when I first read your post here, @KKC. I had a friend visiting from Canada, who is also a host and she wrote to them and got a response right away. We asked a few questions, one of which wasn’t answered. She’s back in Canada now, so I’ll have to ask her what has transpired with it.
It seems pretty weird to have to have some social media presence or a website to join (Seems this is being run by millenials who think everyone has these types of accounts?)- if that’s the case, It wouldn’t work for me.
And yes, some female guests feel more comfortable booking with a female host. Some have had bad experiences, some are just wary or don’t even want to chance the possibilty of having to deal with a male host who might make some inappropriate comment, let alone actual sexual advances. It’s a shame that women experience such things, but the reality is, that many do.
And I have read many posts from single female hosts who were inappropriately approached by male guests, some just in bad taste or “trying it on”, some downright scary. Pointedly parading through the house from the bathroom to the bedroom clad only in a towel, trying to get the host to come sit next to them on the couch to watch TV. Younger female hosts have reported male guests trying to touch or kiss them. Even something like a male guest commenting on the female host’s appearance is icky.
But from my reading, the creepy male guest scenario is far more common than the creepy male host.