Airbnb
The world’s largest community driven hospitality company
4.5•17 reviews•421 followers
The world’s largest community driven hospitality company
4.5•17 reviews•421 followers
Unforgettable trips start with Airbnb. Find adventures nearby or in faraway places and access unique homes, experiences, and places around the world.
This is the 41st launch from Airbnb. View more
Airbnb Services and Experiences
Homes were just the start. Introducing Airbnb Services and Airbnb Experiences in an all-new app.
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Huge launch and expansion — Airbnb is once again expanding beyond home stays and upleveling Experiences and Services.
Also appears that "Airbnb Is in Midlife Crisis Mode", per WIRED.
What do you think about this new direction? Have you booked any experiences on Airbnb yet?
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I'm very curious to see how this plays out. Airbnb has earned trust from millions of customers and established a strong design-centric brand to compete in an otherwise noisy market. I can see people defaulting to Airbnb over old incumbents like Yelp for services and Tripadvisor for experiences.
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@rrhoover also really interesting that they're emphasizing account verification w/ background checks to increase trust:
The US may never get a social credit score like China, but instead reputation will be privatized... 👀
Expanding into services and experiences makes strategic sense for Airbnb's ecosystem—though maintaining quality control at scale will be the real challenge. The unified app approach could improve discoverability if the UX stays clean.
great design and services in globe but when i want to go iran or middle east i use ezztrip it has also great desing but operating in iran and supports hotels
Honestly, I loved the idea when Airbnb first introduced Experiences — it felt fresh and personal. But now with this big expansion, it almost feels like they’re trying to be everything at once. Curious to see if they can pull it off without losing their original charm.
As an AirBnB superhost for 6 years I can see this becoming an absolutely massive growth channel for them. Our guests are always looking for additional services during their stay. I'm curious to see how this fits in to the overall booking experience (in-search recommendations, add-ons, single checkout, etc.). This is going to be huge.
Combining services makes travel planning so much easier! 😄