If we think about where we are now with COVID-19, I think there are two incredibly important considerations – one is that people are isolated and they are desperate for human connection. What are the key strategic points to promote experiential travel through virtual capabilities? So, if you want to go to Japan and learn about sake or visit Morocco and cook a family meal, or if you want to learn how to set your goals from a gold-medal Olympian – we can bring that to you now. We can bring the world to people in their armchair. But, our host partners wanted to continue to host and earn money.Īfter many rounds of brainstorming sessions, we launched 65 online experiences initially, and then two months later, we have over 400 online experiences across 30 countries. People could not travel anymore, and that’s when we launched Airbnb Online Experiences.

And, we had amazing in-person experiences to offer, and then we had to stop. How are you tapping the philosophy of armchair travel to curate the online experiences? By Priyanka ChakrabartiĬatherine Powell, Head of Airbnb Experiences Catherine Powell, Head of Airbnb Experiences, talks about the brand-new summer line-up of Online Experiences–from indulging in a rendezvous with an Olympian to spending an hour of fun, frolic and learning with TikTok stars-this summer, Airbnb is all geared up to transport you to newer places with their never-seen-before virtual experiences.

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