Swimply and the rise of rental swimming pools in the sharing economy
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Stephan Bisaha
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This article explores the growing trend of renting private swimming pools through platforms like Swimply, an Airbnb-style service. It follows Meghan Clopton's experience renting a pool for her child's birthday party in Alabama, and examines the broader sharing economy phenomenon. Swimply reported about 275,000 private pool reservations so far this year, highlighting the popularity of this summer trend.
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· 3 pulledIt's part of the culture now, right? Just, like, take over someone else's pool.
There have been about 275,000 private pool reservations so far this year.
A scorching Alabama day isn't so bad — if there's a pool party.
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