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Interesting. A startup, BeSomebody, actually just pitched this item on SharkTank. His presentation did not go well at all, and he got no money. But the idea seems really cool. So I'm glad Airbnb is implementing it.
- 650 000 hosts
- 3 billions in capital
- Voted best place to work
- And now experiences, places, flights and services
I think we will look back in the future at this moment and see how far we were from where they got.
Airbnb has tried to do "experiences" so many times I've lost count. Here's the one where they partnered with Vayable, all the way back in 2011: https://techcrunch.com/2011/12/02/airbnb-to-partner-with-vay...
This is different. I work at Airbnb - we've been working on what was announced today for quite some time, and it has been our intent to fully own and provide an Airbnb-branding-appropriate offering.
This is awesome. My wife and I are planning a round the world trip to celebrate our last college tuition payment. We've talked about becoming 'Citizens of the World' and eschewing the canned tourist experiences to instead live the same lifestyle as the citizens of the countries we visit: Stay in a neighborhood instead of a high-rise hotel, shop at the same grocery stores, eat the same home-cooked meals, get around vi…
>Thinking a little bigger, I can see no better way to combat bigotry and nationalism than to experience life the same way as humans from the other side of the planet, and realize that we are the same in so many ways. The people rich enough and willing to do this in the first place are usually not that bigoted/nationalistic. Someone who hates the French isn't going to volunteer to go live in a village in France for a…
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Ouch, -18? Are you downvoting me with your whole team?
Airbnb has tried to do "experiences" so many times I've lost count. Here's the one where they partnered with Vayable, all the way back in 2011: https://techcrunch.com/2011/12/02/airbnb-to-partner-with-vay...
This is different. I work at Airbnb - we've been working on what was announced today for quite some time, and it has been our intent to fully own and provide an Airbnb-branding-appropriate offering.
This is awesome. My wife and I are planning a round the world trip to celebrate our last college tuition payment. We've talked about becoming 'Citizens of the World' and eschewing the canned tourist experiences to instead live the same lifestyle as the citizens of the countries we visit: Stay in a neighborhood instead of a high-rise hotel, shop at the same grocery stores, eat the same home-cooked meals, get around vi…
Also, you might like the short book Vagabonding by Rolf Potts.