AirBnB - a wider range of opportunities for hotels

AirBnB is a website focusing on hospitality industry which allows you to book your stay on certain terms. AirBnB is not a brand of hotels, such as: Ibis, Novotel or Marriott. It is simply a platform mainly dedicated to booking which means that Booking.com and Expedia.com have a competition on the travel market.

However, would it be successful?

1 billion reservations in 2028 - this is what Brian Chesky - the co-founder and AirBnB CEO - has set as the main target for AirBnB. Thus, the foregoing platform officially set course for direct competition with the OTA giants.

AirBnB officially invites hotels to the cooperation. The website desire to cooperate with properties of an individual character and oryginal identity, offering unique experience - it means - independent hotels.

How does it work?

The navigation on the website is very simple and intuitive - it seems that it is one of the reasons for the rapid development of the booking service. Everyone can sign up without any payment, find the destination and book the stay quickly. AirBnB secures our payment and the hotel receives it after our check-in process which gives a sense of security. What is more, each property has clearly described terms of resignation. The major part of bookings can be cancelled without giving a reason.

In Airbnb you will find the wide range of properties - hotels, hostels, private houses, flats or rooms. The advantage resulting from using AirBnB during trip preparation is the clear opportunity of finding the cheapest offer. In addition, the service includes numerous offers in well-known places. Travelers are also able to find the accomodation almost everywhere and choose whether he or she prefers staying in a property near the beach or in the heart of the city.

A scale of choices is very abundant - you may have a problem with making your mind about the most suitable accommodation. In this case, the great idea is to decide to book a hotel endowed with technological tools, such as widgets.

A brilliant example of such device is Our.Guide widget. It is a customized trip planner and hotel website widget which provides a tailor-made guide including rich database of events and attractions for the exploration of surrounding places near the hotel. They are divided into categories - Culture, For Kids, Entertainment, Landscape, Sport - along with a distance from the hotel (up to 50 km from the destination) or depending on a level of popularity. The application works on the basis of an easy interface and can be created not only for guests, but also hotel owners and reception.