AirBnB is now available in Cuba

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Post by profquail » Thu, Apr 02, 2015, 11:05 AM UTC

AirBnB is now available in Cuba
bloomberg.com

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Post by negrit » Thu, Apr 02, 2015, 11:58 AM UTC

Interesting too, lately I've seen a growth of cuban users on my job-board in order to move to the US.

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Post by nodesocket » Thu, Apr 02, 2015, 12:08 PM UTC

After watching Conan's visit to Cuba, it looks like an awesome destination.

http://teamcoco.com/cuba

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Apr 02, 2015, 12:13 PM UTC

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Post by buster » Thu, Apr 02, 2015, 12:16 PM UTC

Funny thing is that Cuba already has its own "airbnb" called "casa particulares", it's definitely a great way to travel! :)

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Post by fennecfoxen » Thu, Apr 02, 2015, 12:33 PM UTC

buster wrote: post #5

Funny thing is that Cuba already has its own "airbnb" called "casa particulares", it's definitely a great way to travel! :)

you know, there are a couple of nice things about AirBnB that $COMPETITOR from Cuba can't easily match. For instance, first-world travelers are already quite willing to trust it with their credit cards. For another, it has global renown and doesn't need to advertise heavily to be found.

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Apr 02, 2015, 12:35 PM UTC

fennecfoxen wrote: post #6

buster wrote: post #5

Funny thing is that Cuba already has its own "airbnb" called "casa particulares", it's definitely a great way to travel! :)

you know, there are a couple of nice things about AirBnB that $COMPETITOR from Cuba can't easily match. For instance, first-world travelers are already quite willing to trust it with their credit cards. For another, it has global renown and doesn't need to advertise heavily to be found.

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Post by edvinasbartkus » Thu, Apr 02, 2015, 12:43 PM UTC

There was Brian's (CEO) tweet in December reacting to White House news. It took three months and they made it happen.

https://twitter.com/bchesky/status/545597231164706816

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Post by buster » Thu, Apr 02, 2015, 12:43 PM UTC

fennecfoxen wrote: post #6

buster wrote: post #5

Funny thing is that Cuba already has its own "airbnb" called "casa particulares", it's definitely a great way to travel! :)

you know, there are a couple of nice things about AirBnB that $COMPETITOR from Cuba can't easily match. For instance, first-world travelers are already quite willing to trust it with their credit cards. For another, it has global renown and doesn't need to advertise heavily to be found.

There is no competitor, it's an initiative from the state cuba. It's also not like it is heavily advertised. It just was basically the only option until now. I frequently use airbnb, so i know that it's great. Just saying that Cuba the state already had that kind of offering for years, as a fact.

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Post by ianpurton » Thu, Apr 02, 2015, 12:51 PM UTC

I have mixed success with AirBnB as a traveller. I would say 80% of my requests to stay in a place are either ignored or rejected. I'm mainly talking about hosts from the UK.

In the end I just stay in Hotels, it's less hassle, often cheaper.

As for Cuba, very surprised if they have 1000 properties available. Getting internet access in Cuba is pretty much impossible.