Arbnb Hosting EP 232: This Week in the World of Airbnb
Summary
This episode discusses Airbnb's recent announcements which cover new benefits for Superhosts, a Superguests pilot program, categorization for listing types, Airbnb Plus inspection criteria, and Beyond by Airbnb travel experiences. The hosts also touched on the recent trend of Airbnb integrating smaller boutique hotels into their listing platform.
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