AirBnB Turns Homes into Travel Accomodations
AirBnB is an online accommodation listing and booking. Its headquarters is located in San Francisco, USA where it started in 2008. How? Three guys who were still in school then and who shared the same flat wanted to earn extra cash so they decided to inflate an airbed and offered the bedspace for rent. Today, the company's worth is estimated at 250 million dollars.The idea as stated on the AirBnB site is straightforward: it is a social website that connects people who have space to spare with those who are looking for a place to stay. In other words, it's turning your house or any extra space into a hostel/hotel. And that's what we basically do now in our apartment here in Ghent, Belgium. We rent out our extra room to travelers looking for a short-stay accommodation.
If you click here, you will see how our flat looks like and how much we charge for a night. Remember: curiosity killed the cat! Meanwhile, the video below will show you exactly how to use AirBnB through the website. If you have further questions, fire away in the comment box below!
Prepare to Welcome Guests from All Over the World Through AirBnB
I signed-up for an AirBnB account last year when I stumbled upon it while looking for an affordable accommodation in Faro, Portugal. Eventually, Yoann and I found and rented an entire apartment which cost even less than a hostel. After that first experience, there was no turning back. When we moved to Belgium in September last year, we initially stayed at an AirBnB place in Brussels. Since we struggled to find our own flat, the host was kind enough to let us stay for two more months at a discounted rate. Earlier this year in March, we started becoming a host ourselves and have only nice experiences to recount from our guests. You want to know what the best part is? We get requests from nice people all over the world.Since putting up our extra room on the AirBnB site, we have already entertained 21 guests from Australia, New Zealand, US, Brazil, The Netherlands, UK, France, Germany, Denmark, Hongkong, Malaysia, India, Russia, Albania, Bulgaria and Belgium. It is that varied and we've only had it running for five months. Today, there is a Filipino-Dutch guy staying for 2 nights, while in September, three people have already booked the room in advance, a Canadian, an American, and a Surinamese-Chinese girl who will be coming from The Netherlands. As usual, I am excited to hear their stories and discover their country through them.
