Airbnb Dependency Risk: Why Japan STR Operators Need a Platform Exit Plan
If you manage a short-term rental in Japan, there’s a good chance Airbnb is your oxygen supply. In our own early operations, Airbnb accounted for roughly 60–80% of our bookings — operators should calculate their own channel concentration. That number feels fine when things are going well. Then one day, a policy change, a suspension email, or a fee increase lands, and you realize you’ve been running your entire business on borrowed infrastructure.