Airbnb | Apps Explained

Airbnb is used by millions of people and for good reason. The platform allows users to find accommodation from public hosts like hotels and even private hosts like people trying rent out their homes. Airbnb consists of two sides , the host side and client side.

Airbnb for hosts

Airbnb is a great way for people to make money using three different methods, by renting out a room/property to users , by hosting online experiences like courses or by hosting experience like tours.

Whether your a huge accommodation company looking to advertise your rooms or an individual looking to rent out some extra space your not using or if you want to make an extra income Airbnb accommodates both parties to advertise on the platform.

Airbnb also allows hosts to present their own online experiences whether its hosting an online course or virtual tour , you can host your own online experience and make an extra income doing so.

Airbnb Experience allows hosts to host an Experience of their own or for a company to clients whether its a city tour or game drive you can advertise your own experience and post it on the platform.

Airbnb clients are the users who want to book these services. On the platform users can do the following:

• Look for an accommodation. Clients can look for accommodation anywhere across the world , making planning a holiday so much easier. Clients can also specify whether they are looking for an entire house or property to rent or just a single room.
• Look for an adventure. Clients can look at different activities to do and learn a lot about different cultures from adventures offered by hosts all around the world.
• Look for online experiences. Clients can browse different online experiences offered by host from all around the world these online experiences range from online courses , cooking classes and other virtual experiences.
• Look for experiences. Clients can book various experiences across the world hosted by hosts and different companies that offer city tours and other experiences.

Recommendation for improvement

The Mobile App is great but if the Airbnb app could allow users to sort the search results it would drastically help users search for accommodation easier. An update to sort the results from cheapest to most expensive or vice-versa it would be great.

Airbnb overview

Airbnb offers numerous ways for hosts to create an extra income and makes it so much easier for clients to look for accommodation and adventures for their next holiday trip.