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[kagalingan]

eh hotel naman.... hindi naman pang masa yan.

airfare naman eh hindi pa rin lahat nakakasakay nyan

pero kasi sa transpor network eh vios, mirage lang tapos surge price na..... Kung benz, sequioa, lexus yan pwedeng pwede na isurge...

[dr. d]

eh hotel naman.... hindi naman pang masa yan.

airfare naman eh hindi pa rin lahat nakakasakay nyan

pero kasi sa transpor network eh vios, mirage lang tapos surge price na..... Kung benz, sequioa, lexus yan pwedeng pwede na isurge...

benz, sequoia and lexus. they don't surge. they're always more expensive.

[kagalingan]

Why Uber and Airbnb Are Struggling in Tokyo

by Nithin Coca on Tuesday, Feb 14th, 2017 New Economics


At first glance, Tokyo seems like an ideal city for the so-called sharing economy. It is incredibly connected, both digitally and socially; welcomes huge numbers of tourists every year; and has a culture of communitarianism.

Yet when the two giants of the gig economy, Airbnb and Uber, tried to break into this market, both quickly saw themselves at the whims of both residents and regulators in ways they hadn’t encountered anywhere in the world.

TriplePundit has covered both companies extensively — and it wasn’t always good news. Uber faced a class-action suit for mis-classifying drivers, was called out for unethical use of subprime auto-lending, and launched a controversial social media assault on New York City Mayor Bill de Blassio for having the tenacity to stand up to the company. And Airbnb found itself under fire for reducing the number of rooms available for rent in urban areas, a multimillion-dollar ad campaign that successfully overturned regulations in San Francisco, and a reluctance to work with regulators in general.

Uber’s tactics are pretty well-known now. The company enters a city, often without warning, begins offering heavily-subsidized rides to undercut existing taxi competition, offers huge initial bonuses to increase drivers, and then lobbies to have the city’s rules changed in its favor. This model has, initially, worked quite well, allowing the company to gain a stranglehold on several markets – including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and London, among many others.

Airbnb, the other massively valued darling of the sharing economy, is little different. It also ignores regulations – even hiding information from cities – and resisted paying hotel taxes for years.

Yet, when Uber and Airbnb both tried to enter the world’s largest, richest city, this strategy not only failed to succeed, but it also forced both companies to do something they were loath to in the U.S. – follow the letter of the law.


Cultural challenges

Both Uber and Airbnb failed to recognize that their models were ill-fitting in the Japanese context, Tim Romero, founder of the Japanese startup site Disrupting Japan, told TriplePundit.

“Trying to use the U.S. playbook backfires horribly [in Japan]. Taking on regulators … refusing to turn over information, and launching a publicity campaign to convince the public that the laws are outdated … won’t work,” Romero explained.

“The Japanese consider regulators to be annoying, but not an enemy … Loudly declaring your intention to defy them earns you nothing but contempt from the Japanese public.”

Moreover the companies’ other main tactic – rally users in their support – did not work once it became clear both were violating Japanese law.

“Both Uber and Airbnb grossly over-estimated the amount of grassroots support and goodwill they would receive when they entered the Japanese market,” Romero told us.


Unexpected opposition

Another issue for Uber was the fierce opposition of the Japanese taxi industry — which was renowned for being both reliable and safe, something Uber had challenges with in other markets. In the U.S., it was easy to denigrate taxis –however unfairly. In Japan, safety messages resonated most with the public.

“The safety of taxi services could be weakened if rideshare services are introduced in Japan,” said Kazuhiko Kikuchi, chief secretary of the taxi drivers union JIKO-Soren, which opposed Uber’s use of ride-hailing in Japan.

For Airbnb, it was the surprising effectiveness of something as simple as the police showing up and telling people it was illegal to list their homes. No fines; no legal action; yet people began to de-list homes. With new regulations that make home-sharing far more restrictive, Airbnb faces huge challenges to growth in Tokyo


A growing trend

Tokyo is not alone. Other cities are starting to stand up to Uber, including Austin, San Antonio, Berlin and many more. Airbnb, too, is seeing cities begin to restrict its use.

Disrupting by breaking the law is no longer cool. And these companies’ struggles in Tokyo may be the first sign that the gig economy — built on venture capital valuations, law-breaking and lobbying — is changing.

At the very least, Uber and Airbnb are seeing some chinks in their once seemingly impenetrable armor. Tokyo might be a sign of things to come as both labor organizers and cities are now better prepared to stand up to rule-breaking giants.

2017 is poised to be an interesting year for the gig economy, to say the least.

Why Uber and Airbnb Are Struggling in Tokyo

[shadow]

eh hotel naman.... hindi naman pang masa yan.

airfare naman eh hindi pa rin lahat nakakasakay nyan

pero kasi sa transpor network eh vios, mirage lang tapos surge price na..... Kung benz, sequioa, lexus yan pwedeng pwede na isurge...

Yun mga "masa" Hinde nag taxi, either jeep, bus or MRT.

Hinde naman sa klase ng kotse kaya may surge pricing. Dahil sa demand yun.

HHindi ko na kailangan explain siguro yun concept ng supply and demand, dahil kahit akong product pa yan or service mag adjust talaga ang price.

Eh bakit Hinde nagreklamo pag off peak prices? Ang baba ng prices nila dapat taasan.

The problem with pinoys and PH govt. We're trying hard or pretending to be a first world country.

If you want to play, you got to pay. Ganun lang yun.

Kung ayaw ng surge pricing it's not like passergers doesn't have any choices. Eh di sumakay ng Regular taxi. Ayaw pumili? Eh magbayad kayo ng Premium to get the servixs you want.

Gusot maganda service ayaw naman magbayad. Anong kalokohan yan?

As if pinipilit sumakay mga tao. Kung ayaw eh di huwag meron naman ibang options.

Magkakaway mga ayaw ng surge pricing sa kanto ng megamall ng Regular taxi During peak hourshanggang maubos na buhok sa kilikili, ewan ko kung maka sakay sila

Kung gusot ng magandang service, magbayad ka. Kung nagbayad ka na tapos pangit servixs sayo. That's the time na magreklamo ka.
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[badkuk]

LTFRB now looking into a taxi booking app for existing taxis. hmmm

[Monseratto]

LTFRB now looking into a taxi booking app for existing taxis. hmmm

That would be good since each trip acceptance will be on record, so those balasubas drivers cannot refuse, cheat or rob their passengers...

[badkuk]

strike one lang dapat sir, para bumait mga yan

[Lew_Alcindor]

LTFRB now looking into a taxi booking app for existing taxis. hmmm

Basta may review/feedback system, okay yan. Tapos cashless transaction.

[supadude]

That would be good since each trip acceptance will be on record, so those balasubas drivers cannot refuse, cheat or rob their passengers...

that's what you assume Sir. Pero sa totoo niyan. may plus 50 pa din yan on top, kasi traffic, kasi rush hour, kasi umuulan.

But having a rating and feedback will help sa reputation ng drivers, but will they really care? for sure sa daming low rating wala ka din mabook na taxi. lol.

sa totoo lang madami na din taxi fleets ang may private car use for grab and uber, so taxi driver pa din sila na nag palit anyo. halata naman kasi the driver don't know how to use the app well, tsaka pag naka kwentuhan mo sasabihin na fleet pala un ng MGE and he's previously driving a cab now grab/uber na mas maganda kita.

[kagalingan]

lagare si deakin the last 24 hours..... ginagawa nya inciting to sedition na...... puro manipulation....mukhang malaki lugi ng uber at madami-dami napatigil pagbili vios/mirage pang negosyo...

pero ito nga....ayaw nyo makialam ltfrb......paano kung naaksidente yan, hindi pala sasagutin ng uber..... sa tingin nyo yung driver/owner yan gagastos.... naku ewan ko lang...takas takas na yan...

Eventually hihingi kayo ng tulong ltfrb, mmda, lto..........

matulungan ba kayo ni deakin pag usapan aksidente na...

[dr. d]

i wonder.
does mr deakin have any relation to uber?

[dct]

lagare si deakin the last 24 hours..... ginagawa nya inciting to sedition na...... puro manipulation....mukhang malaki lugi ng uber at madami-dami napatigil pagbili vios/mirage pang negosyo...

pero ito nga....ayaw nyo makialam ltfrb......paano kung naaksidente yan, hindi pala sasagutin ng uber..... sa tingin nyo yung driver/owner yan gagastos.... naku ewan ko lang...takas takas na yan...

Eventually hihingi kayo ng tulong ltfrb, mmda, lto..........

matulungan ba kayo ni deakin pag usapan aksidente na...

Curious, hanggang saan ba ang maitutulong ng ltfrb pag naaksidente ang legit bus, jeep o taxi? They keep saying na hindi nila sagot ang uber pag may aksidente. E ano bang nagagawa sa iba?

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[uls]

hina kasi mag communicate ang LTFRB

derecho na kasi sabihin

basta private car ginagamit pang kita ng pera dapat iregulate

yun ang puno't dulo nyan

[shadow]

i wonder.
does mr deakin have any relation to uber?

Siguro consultant siya or PR.


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[shadow]

Curious, hanggang saan ba ang maitutulong ng ltfrb pag naaksidente ang legit bus, jeep o taxi? They keep saying na hindi nila sagot ang uber pag may aksidente. E ano bang nagagawa sa iba?

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Hinahabol nila operators.

Dapat ganyan din sa mga TNVS. Although sure naman na meron Comprehensive Insurance kotse ng mga Drivers nila dahil im sure requirement yan but dapat sila mag facilitate or maging mediator between their peers and third party. Kahit sino pa may kasalanan sa accidente More so pag ang may kasalanan eh yun peers nila.


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[uls]

lagare si deakin the last 24 hours..... ginagawa nya inciting to sedition na...... puro manipulation....mukhang malaki lugi ng uber at madami-dami napatigil pagbili vios/mirage pang negosyo...

pero ito nga....ayaw nyo makialam ltfrb......paano kung naaksidente yan, hindi pala sasagutin ng uber..... sa tingin nyo yung driver/owner yan gagastos.... naku ewan ko lang...takas takas na yan...

Eventually hihingi kayo ng tulong ltfrb, mmda, lto..........

matulungan ba kayo ni deakin pag usapan aksidente na...

syempre hindi din sasagutin ng mga driver

hinuhulugan pa nga yung kotse

walang pera pambayad sa ospital o punerarya mga yan

[dct]

Hinahabol nila operators.

Dapat ganyan din sa mga TNVS. Although sure naman na meron Comprehensive Insurance kotse ng mga Drivers nila dahil im sure requirement yan but dapat sila mag facilitate or maging mediator between their peers and third party. Kahit sino pa may kasalanan sa accidente More so pag ang may kasalanan eh yun peers nila.


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May nangyayari ba pag may nahabol? Ang alam ko yes, ang mga big time operator gaya ng mga sa bus, nagbibigay sa namatayan or injured kahit maliit lang mga 50k? Pero mga jeep, may mabibigay ba?

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[shadow]

May nangyayari ba pag may nahabol? Ang alam ko yes, ang mga big time operator gaya ng mga sa bus, nagbibigay sa namatayan or injured kahit maliit lang mga 50k? Pero mga jeep, may mabibigay ba?

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Kaya nga dapat mandated sa law na gagawin uber or grab ang mag facilitate between their peers and third party.


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[marky2115]

Check ko nga ulit insurance policy ko kung covered ako kapag pinampasada ko private vehicle ko. Hehe. Sa mga PUVs ba may ibang provisions sa insurance policy?

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[tartakobsky]

Check ko nga ulit insurance policy ko kung covered ako kapag pinampasada ko private vehicle ko. Hehe. Sa mga PUVs ba may ibang provisions sa insurance policy?

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sa akin nakasulat sa insurance policy ay private use. Kaya kung maaksidente at malaman na ginagamit for business ay baka di i-honor ang claim.