Vicky Baker March 16, 2009 Technology

AirBnB moves into apartment rentals

AirBed&Breakfast.com has rebranded itself as AirBnB. Why? Because, despite only launching last August, they’ve already outgrown their original concept.  Users aren’t simply offering other travellers an airbed. Many of them are pulling out all the stops. Take a look on their homepage and you’ll now see a gallery of bedrooms that wouldn’t look out of place on a boutique hotel site. Ok, they’ve been specially selected by the powers that be, but there’s definitely not an inflatable mattress in sight.

Aliko Suite, Santorini, Greece

Aliko Suite, Santorini, Greece / Photo from AirBnB

In another departure, the site has also found that members have been actively posting listings for holiday homes and slightly longer-term stays. There’s certainly a gap in the market for this.

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Written by Vicky Baker

Freelance journalist from London, currently based in Buenos Aires. Vicky regularly writes on her blog at goinglocaltravel.com and shares tips, advice and news on travelling the local way: covering couchsurfing, hospitality tourism, travel networking and home exchanges.

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