Beijing has a glut of charming and traditional or brash and luxurious places to stay.
The hotel industry is a very modern invention - it only really started to become branded in the 1950s.
Airbnb is undervalued.
I'm not saying the whole world will work this way, but with Airbnb, people are sleeping in other people's homes and other people's beds. So there's a level of trust necessary to participate that's different from an eBay or Facebook.
There's this misconception globally that the platform is about property groups and big property owners renting out entire buildings full-time.
When I was a teenager, we used to go to North Carolina with my family, and we'd all pile into, like, a beach house. We'd rent, like, two or three next to each other, because I have a humungous family.
When we go city by city, country by country, the majority of our hosts, our owners, are simply renting out their spare bedroom.
Truthfully, I despise hotels. I've had such better experiences staying at people's houses and guesthouses; it's so much more comfortable and homey.
Alternative accommodations is a $100 billion-plus category.
Airbnb is a trusted online marketplace for people to list, discover, and book unique accommodations around the world. From a private room to a private island, we offer an entertaining and personal way for travelers to unlock local experiences and see their surroundings through the eyes of a local.
Airbnb is about travel.
No hotels have gone out of business because of Airbnb... Airbnb is not a perfect substitute for a hotel. We excel at different things.
Booking.com started with just a website, but we've always thought of our company as being more than just a website.
Airbnb started with 'air bed and breakfast.'
What I really spend money on is finding a nice place to stay near the sea.
When we founded Airbnb in 2008, our dream was to help create a world where you could belong anywhere, and that vision has taken root in almost every country in the world.
I'm less Soho House these days, more Airbnb. It's just so useful to have a washing machine, or to rock up somewhere with a baby bed and all the other kit provided.
