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I don't know if there's a special tax in place in Chicago, but AirBnbs have been almost double the price of hotels recently.

Uber/Lyft have been super expensive as well. I wonder if we're seeing that these company's original pricing model was unsustainable, or if something else is going on.

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My guess it's that the VC subsidies have come to an end and it's time to pay the piper.

I don't use Uber much and haven't used them at all for probably a couple of years now. But I've been hearing a lot of anecdotal stories about pricing shooting through the roof. Business travelers mostly won't care. However, anyone who was depending on the subsidized prices for day to day usage may have to make significant adjustments.

Yes, also the market is saturated and they are desperate to show revenue growth. I think many companies of AirB&B's generation are in the same bind.

As a Chi resident, Uber/Lyft is super expensive because lack of drivers due to COVID and carjackings. A couple months ago people would call Uber/Lyft just to jack the car and it scared a lot of drivers away.

Well, that's obviously a one star rating for the rider.

Wouldn't that leave a fairly obvious trail? You have to enter your credit card details to call an Uber...

steal phone at gunpoint (get code), leverage uber on phone to steal a car.

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