Ukunceda iindwendwe zihambe njengabantu basekuhlaleni

UAirbnb waqala njengendlela efikelelekayo yokuba abahambi bahlale kwindawo yomnye umntu. Eli cebo laye lithandwa njengoko ababuki zindwendwe abangakumbi babenikezela ngeendawo zokuhlala emhlabeni wonke baze basebenzisana neendwendwe.

Amagumbi abhiyozela eli siko: Alungele iindwendwe ezithanda ukuba zodwa ngoxa zikwafuna ukudibana nabantu abatsha zize zonwabele indawo njengomntu wasekuhlaleni. Kwigumbi lokulala, iindwendwe ziba negumbi lazo lokulala kwindawo yokuhlala, zize zikwazi ukungena kwiindawo ezinokusetyenziswa nangabanye abantu.

Nanga amacebiso okunceda iindwendwe zizive zikhululekile ukubhukisha nokuhlala nawe.

Unganceda iindwendwe ziyazi ingingqi yakho ngokwenza incwadi ebonisa iindawo yento yakho enokubhukishwa. Le yindlela elula yokuzixelela amacebiso iindwendwe.

Ababuki zindwendwe abaninzi baye bazicebise ngokwabo iindwendwe. UReed, obuka iindwendwe kwigumbi elisePhiladelphia nenkosikazi yakhe, usoloko ezimema iindwendwe ukuba zitye kunye nabo isidlo sangokuhlwa sangeCawa. Uncokola “ngeendawo ezintle ezingaqhelekanga,” njengevenkile yasekuhlaleni eneendonga zeencwadi.

Ngamanye amaxesha uReed uyazimema iindwendwe ukuba zizokudanisa i-salsa, nto leyo athanda ukuyenza ukuhambisa ixesha. Uthi, “Sikhe sahamba neendwendwe ezimbalwa saya kwindawo yesiLatin ukuze siyojayiva.” Wongeza athi, ezinye iindwendwe “zifana nabantwana bethu ngoku.”

Guests may book your room because your host profile creates a sense of familiarity, which can help guests feel comfortable staying with you.

Nicola, who hosts a room in Fitzroy, Australia, shares that she appreciates new cultures and cuisines. She’s found that some guests like to “hang out and feel like they’ve got a home here.”

She and her brother, a renowned chef in Melbourne, sometimes offer to cook meals with guests. “We’ve got a commercial kitchen, so they can roll out the pasta or the panini breads,” she says.

One group felt so at ease that they did yoga in Nicola’s living room. “It was great that they really enjoyed the space,” she says. Noting their interest in exercise, Nicola took them to a park nearby, where they spent an afternoon climbing trees and talking about other places to explore.

Think about how you’d like to interact with guests, and let them know what you prefer. If you’re up for socializing, your openness may lead to meaningful connections.

Garth, a host in Auckland, New Zealand, says welcoming guests allows him to spend more time with people from other cultures without traveling. He thought, “Let’s bring the people to me.”

One of Garth’s most memorable moments as a host happened with guests visiting from France. The mother asked if her son could watch him tinker in his garage workshop. “He thought everything I was doing was cool,” Garth says.

So Garth came up with a project they could do together. “We made a little boat, and we painted it,” he says. “It was really lovely, because he didn’t speak English, but we had this shared language.”

You can get more hosting stories and tips by joining your local Host Club. These clubs are run by and for hosts, and offer in-person and virtual meetups, ongoing support, and Airbnb news and product updates.

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