Aba baphathi bezindlu basebenzise izixhobo zika-Airbnb ukuze bonyuse izinga lokuhlala kwabantu

Xa umyeni nomfazi, uAngie noChris, baqalisa ukulungisa nokurentisa ngee-loft ezenziwe kakuhle eParis kubahambi kwiminyaka elishumi edlulileyo, babenzinyelwa ukutsala iindwendwe. Nangona bazifaka kwiwebhusayithi zohambo ezintathu nakwiwebhusayithu yabo, kwakunzima ukuba abantu abahlalayo ukuba bafike ku-50 pesenti.

Kodwa indlela izinto ezazihamba ngayo zatshintsha kwiminyaka emihlanu edlulileyo, xa, babefuna ukufikelela abantu abaninzi, baqalisa ukufaka iiLoft Zabo Ezilungiswe Kakuhle EziseParis ezisixhenxe kuAirbnb. Indlela efumaneka ngayo emhlabeni wonke le webhusayithi itsale iindwendwe eziselula, ezithanda itekhnoloji, ibe izinga lokubhukishwa kwabo lantinga laya kwizinga esi sibini esiqikelela ukuba zipesenti eziyi-85 ngexesha elixakekileyo neepesenti eziyi-75 ngexesha lonyaka lasebusika.

UChris, owayekade engumcebisi ePwC uthi, “UAirbnb uye wavula imarike yokubuka iindwendwe ebantwini abatsha nabahambi abatsha” Wenze eli shishini langumzekelo kwezinto ezintsha, kwiteknoloji nakumava abathengi.”

Ababuki zindwendwe abanobuchule abafana noAngie noChris, iwebhusayithi ka-Airbnb ayibenzanga nje bakwazi ukufikelela ebantwini kodwa ibanike nethuba lokubonisa kakuhle iifoto ezibonisa ii-loft zabo ezincinci, ezazikade zizivenkile zokubhaka ezindala, ezithengisa ukutya kwezi ntsuku neezitudiyo zobugcisa. Igalari eboniswe ngendlela esemagqabini ibenza bakwazi ukubonisa ngezinto zabo ezintle—iiposta zabo zobugcisa bokuhombisa, izitulo ezenziwe emindini wenkulungwane, nedyuveyi ehonjiswe okwedayisi. UAirbnb ubanika newebhusayithi yokunika iindwendwe amacebiso asekuhlaleni besebenzisa iincwadi ezikhethekileyo ezibonisa iindawo apho abantu baseParis bethenga khona, batye baze basele.

“We host because we love traveling,” Chris says. “We love traveling as locals, not as tourists. So we decided to host and help our guests live like locals when traveling.”

UChirs uthi “Sibuka iindwendwe kuba siyakuthanda ukuhamba. Siyakuthanda ukuhamba njengabantu basekuhlaleni, kungekhona njengabakhenkethi. Ngoko sagqiba ekubeni sibuke iindwendwe size sincede iindwendwe zethu zihlale njengabantu basekuhlaleni xa zikuhambo.”

The couple has also benefited from the platform’s automated pricing tools, which indicate optimized rates a full year in advance based on factors like seasonality, days of the week, and special events. “Airbnb has given anyone who is running a smaller business the tools of a hotelier,” Chris says.

Thanks to their success in Paris, Angie and Chris are now expanding to Portugal. Airbnb’s co-hosting tools enable them to hire someone who will help manage their property from afar. “I think the Co-Host has changed the way that people are running their businesses,” Chris says. “Airbnb is always into innovation and anticipation.”

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