A look at AirBnB demographics R-bloggers

Once in a while I use AirBnB. There are a couple of features that I (intuitively) use to judge if an apartment is save to book; ratings, images of the flat and the user avatar. Apparently, these avatars play an important part in the overall service and usage of AirBnB. A recent study finds that "Attractive Airbnb hosts are more likely to get bookings, even with bad reviews". With the easy availability of image recognition services, even the everyday researcher can do a small analysis.