Ukusiza izivakashi ukuba zivakashe njengabantu bendawo

I-Airbnb yaqala njengendlela eshibhile yokuba izivakashi zihlale ekhaya lomunye umuntu. Lo mbono wanda kakhulu njengoba ababungazi abengeziwe banikeza izindawo emhlabeni jikelele futhi bexhumana nezivakashi.

Amagumbi agubha leli siko: Mahle kakhulu ezivakashini ezithanda iphrayivesi, nokho ezisafuna ukuhlangana nothile omusha futhi zijabulele indawo njengomuntu wasendaweni. Egumbini, izivakashi ziba nekamelo lazo lokulala endlini, futhi zibe futhi nemvume yokuya ezindaweni ezingase zihlanganyelwe nabanye. 

Nawa amanye amacebiso okusiza izivakashi zizizwe zikhululekile ukubhukha nokuhlala nawe.

Ungasiza izivakashi zazi indawo okuyo ngokusungula incwadi yeziqondiso yalokho okufake ku-Airbnb. Lena yindlela elula yokutshela izivakashi lokho okusikiselayo.

Ababungazi abaningi banikeza ukusikisela mathupha. UReed, obungaza igumbi ePhiladelphia nomkakhe, uvame ukumema izivakashi ukuba zibajoyine ekudleni kwakusihlwa ngeSonto. Ukhuluma “ngezindawo ezipholile ezingaziwa kakhulu,” njenge-cafe yasendaweni enenqwaba yezincwadi.

Ngezinye izikhathi uReed umema izivakashi ukuba bayodansa isalsa, enye yezinto athanda ukuzilibazisa ngayo. Uthi, “Siye sahamba nezivakashi ezimbalwa saya endaweni yesiLatini ukuze siyozijabulisa kancane.” Unezela ngokuthi ezinye izivakashi “sezifana nezingane zethu manje.”

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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