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Agreed...I remember using VRBO before Airbnb was a thing. For historical reference, VRBO was purchased as an 11 year old company by Homeaway in 2006, 2 years before Airbnb was started.

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AirBNB-like services are older than the internet, AirBNB just made them sexy and much easier to use as a landlord.

Take Cuba as an example and their casas particulares: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casa_particular They have their own Airbnb there, without internet.

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