Host Home also makes recommendations for how to make a guest’s stay more special. And, of course, hosts can accept the reservation immediately, without having to move around to different screens. There’s also a revised way to respond to inquiries, putting all communications, information about guests, and the ability to check one’s calendar all on a single screen. Hosts are also immediately directed to the host forum, quickly connecting the thousands of new hosts with others who already know what they’re doing. That includes the ability to request Airbnb’s free professional photography just from the smartphone. That starts with Host Home, a new flow for adding your listing to the Airbnb platform directly through the mobile app. It’ll provide a stronger dashboard designed to help hosts respond to incoming messages, accept bookings, manage upcoming guests, update their calendar, and request photography directly from within the app. On the host side, the mobile app underlines new hospitality standards that it’s trying to put forward, thanks to new head of hospitality Chip Conley. That’s something that the company has been increasingly striving toward, with a number of new product launches over the years. For Airbnb, today’s mobile launch represents the next iteration of its product roadmap, as the company seeks to provide better tools for connecting guests who need short-term lodging with hosts who have a room or apartment to spare. With its new mobile apps, Airbnb is hoping to better empower its hosts to manage their listings. “What if you could book someone’s home the way you could book a hotel anywhere around the world?” “What if you could get paid to bring people to your living room?” Chesky said. Today at an event in Airbnb’s new San Francisco office space, the company announced the new versions, which include an improved host dashboard, a more immersive design, and host groups, to help hosts connect with one another.Īt the event, Airbnb underlined the company’s grand vision for connecting guests and hosts. Airbnb is hoping to get more of its hosts and guests on mobile, as it has launched a “reimagination” of its iOS and Android apps.
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