Ukusiza izivakashi zaMagumbi ukuba zihlale njengabantu bendawo

I-Airbnb yaqala njengendlela eshibhile yokuba izivakashi zihlale ekhaya lomunye umuntu. Lo mbono waqala ngokuthi Ababungazi nezivakashi emhlabeni wonke baxhumane ngezindlela zangempela.

Amagumbi aqhuba lesi siko. Ababungazi abaningi kunangaphambili basiza izivakashi ukuba zihlale njengabantu bendawo. Lokhu bakwenza ngezindlela eziningi, kungaba ngokunikeza amacebiso okuthi ungaya kuphi noma ukuya endaweni ongazi ukuthi ungalindelani kuyo.

Nansi indlela Ababungazi abathathu abasungule ngayo izikhathi ezingenakulibaleka.

Ungasiza izivakashi zazi indawo okuyo ngokusungula incwadi yeziqondiso yendlu yakho. Lena indlela elula yokutshela izivakashi lokho okusikiselayo. ABabungazi abanezincwadi zeziqondiso bavame ukuthola ukubhukha okwengeziwe.

ABabungazi abaningi banikeza ukusikisela mathupha. U-Reed, obungaza iGumbi e-Philadelphia nomkakhe, umema izivakashi ukuba zibajoyine ekudleni kwakusihlwa ngeSonto. Wenza isitshulu bese ebabuza ukuthi yini bona abangathanda ukuyenza. Ube esebatshela “ngezindawo ezipholile ezingavamile,” njengesitolo sekhofi sasendaweni esinenqwaba yezincwadi.

Ngezinye izikhathi u-Reed umema izivakashi ukuba bayodansa, enye yezinto athandayo ukuzilibazisa ngayo. Uthi, “Siye sahamba nezivakashi ezimbalwa saya endaweni yesiLatini ukuze siyozijabulisa kancane.” Unezela ngokuthi ezinye izivakashi “zifana 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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