Airbnb Inc.
is a San Francisco, California based company, founded in 2008 by two local San Francisco designers,
who created the initial concept for AirBed &
Breakfast(Airbnb), i.e. rent out extra space in their SOMA loft
apartment to the Industrial Design Conference
attendees. Then they created a web site, airbnb.com, to allow
others to
rent out their extra space and showcase it to the people globally.
Airbnb is
now a trusted online and global community marketplace where millions of hosts
and travelers choose to create a free Airbnb account so they can list their space and book
unique accommodations around the world for the duration that suits their
convenience.
Hosts at
Airbnb share their spaces in around 190 countries and more than 34,000 cities
with world-class customer service. You only have to enter your destination and
travel dates into the search bar of the website to discover distinctive places available
to stay, anywhere in the world.
Currently, Airbnb has its twelve international offices located in
Barcelona (Spain), Berlin (Germany), Copenhagen (Denmark), Dublin (Ireland),
London (UK), Milan, (Italy), Moscow (Russia), Paris (France), San Francisco
(US), São Paulo (Brazil), Singapore, and Sydney (Australia).
Airbnb
provides specific features like Verified ID for the hosts and travelers to be
at ease. Verified ID indicates the completion of a specific set of
verifications, i.e. offline ID, online ID, profile photo, email address, and
phone number.
Airbnb
specifically created a secure payment system to ensure complete and safe
collection of money. Airbnb collects payment from guests at the time of
reservation but waits for 24 hours after their arrival to release the funds to
the host. This is a good practice for the guests and hosts to feel confident
knowing that Airbnb will process and deliver payments when a reservation is
honored. Also, their convenient payment system supports many currencies and
several types of payment and payout methods to facilitate their customers.
In addition to the
Airbnb website, the company offers mobile applications for iOS and Android
customers to enable hosts to communicate with guests and respond directly to
guest messages. The application also allows
users to find listings based on what is available using geolocation.For more interesting topics, please visit www.dsource.co/blog/
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