Hjelp gjester med å reise som lokalbefolkningen

Airbnb begynte som en rimelig måte reisende kunne bo i andres hjem på. Idéen tok av etter hvert som flere verter tilbød steder rundt om i verden og samhandlet med gjester.

Rom understøtter denne tradisjonen: Rom passer utmerket for gjester som foretrekker å ha litt privatliv, men likevel ønsker å møte andre og oppleve området som en lokalkjent. Når gjester leier et rom, får de et eget soverom i et hjem og tilgang til områder de muligens deler med andre.

Her er noen tips for å hjelpe gjestene med å føle seg komfortable med å bestille og bo hos deg.

Du kan hjelpe gjestene med å bli kjent i området ved å lage en guide for utleiestedet. Dette er en enkel måte å dele anbefalinger med gjester på.

Mange verter gir også anbefalinger personlig. Reed, som er vertskap for et rom i Philadelphia sammen med konen, inviterer ofte gjester til søndagsmiddag. Han snakker om "kule steder som er noe utenom det vanlige", som kaféen i nabolaget med vegger av bøker.

Noen ganger inviterer Reed gjester ut for å danse salsa, en av favorittaktivitetene hans. "Vi har gått med noen gjester til et latinsk sted for å ha det litt ekstra gøy", sier han. Han legger til at noen gjester "er som barna våre nå".

Guests may book your room because your host profile creates a sense of familiarity, which can help guests feel comfortable staying with you.

Nicola, who hosts a room in Fitzroy, Australia, shares that she appreciates new cultures and cuisines. She’s found that some guests like to “hang out and feel like they’ve got a home here.”

She and her brother, a renowned chef in Melbourne, sometimes offer to cook meals with guests. “We’ve got a commercial kitchen, so they can roll out the pasta or the panini breads,” she says.

One group felt so at ease that they did yoga in Nicola’s living room. “It was great that they really enjoyed the space,” she says. Noting their interest in exercise, Nicola took them to a park nearby, where they spent an afternoon climbing trees and talking about other places to explore.

Think about how you’d like to interact with guests, and let them know what you prefer. If you’re up for socializing, your openness may lead to meaningful connections.

Garth, a host in Auckland, New Zealand, says welcoming guests allows him to spend more time with people from other cultures without traveling. He thought, “Let’s bring the people to me.”

One of Garth’s most memorable moments as a host happened with guests visiting from France. The mother asked if her son could watch him tinker in his garage workshop. “He thought everything I was doing was cool,” Garth says.

So Garth came up with a project they could do together. “We made a little boat, and we painted it,” he says. “It was really lovely, because he didn’t speak English, but we had this shared language.”

You can get more hosting stories and tips by joining your local Host Club. These clubs are run by and for hosts, and offer in-person and virtual meetups, ongoing support, and Airbnb news and product updates.

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