have you heard of airbnb not sure what it is want to learn how it works if so you've come to the right place i'm jessica from techboomers.com in this video i'll tell you about what airbnb is and how it works so let's get started first of all what exactly is airbnb airbnb is a service that allows property owners to rent out their spaces to travelers people can rent out private rooms for individual guests spaces for multiple people to share or sometimes the entire property airbnb is popular because not everyone can afford to stay in a
hotel and sometimes it can be difficult to even find a hotel room in a busy area since the company was started in 2008 over 100 million people have booked property rentals through airbnb so how does airbnb work i'll tell you some things you need to know about airbnb first let's talk about being an airbnb guest it's free to create an account on airbnb airbnb has listings from over 190 countries and 34 000 cities so there's bound to be a place you'll like in the city you're looking to visit you can find places to rent based
on where you want to go when you want to check in when you want to check out and how many guests will be staying you can also narrow your search by adding more information such as neighborhood location price type of property and more while your billing details are needed in order to hold a booking you don't pay until a host accepts your reservation request next let's cover some information about being an airbnb host it's free to post a property for rent on airbnb accurately describing a property and listing all of its amenities can help to
match your space with the right guests professional photography services can help guests know exactly what they're renting and show off how nice the place is prices and availability can be set according to a host schedule or what they work out with a guest the host has the final say on whether or not they want to book to someone a host can set up their property listing to auto book anyone who is interested in their property and meets certain specified criteria airbnb covers its host against damages to their property by guests now let's talk about the
airbnb community both hosts and guests can set up profiles on airbnb hosts can tell others their preferences and policies for hospitality and guests can tell others the kinds of things they like to do during their stay this helps users match themselves with someone they're likely to get along with both hosts and guests can send each other messages this lets hosts and guests work out things like check-in details house rules and any special requests guests can also privately ask other guests whether or not a property is worth renting similarly hosts can privately ask other hosts whether
or not they can trust certain guests to behave appropriately both hosts and guests can review and rate each other guests can say what they liked or disliked about the property the neighborhood or the host style of hospitality likewise hosts can critique their guest behavior how well they followed the house rules treatment of the property and so on reviews can only be written after a stay is booked and completed so it is difficult to write dishonest or fake reviews both hosts and guests can receive recommendations from others if you know someone who is a great host
or a guest who is always on their best behavior write them a recommendation to let others know that they can be trusted that's it for our quick intro to airbnb if you'd like to learn more about airbnb and how to use it check out our free airbnb course on techboomers.com thanks for watching if you found this video helpful we'd love it if you'd click the thumbs up button below check out techboomers.com for over a hundred free courses on all of today's most popular websites and apps you
