Airbnb Restarts Experiences Sign-Ups After a Lengthy Pause

September 11, 2024 10:46 AM PDT | By EODHD

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An Airbnb host and guest in Chicago. Airbnb After pausing the acceptance of host signups for new experiences for around a year-and-a half, Airbnb has deleted subpar experience listings, and re-opened the application process. “We’re delighted to be once again reopening submissions for new experiences,” a spokesperson told Skift Wednesday. “Our aim is to provide guests with a diverse, unique selection of experiences that authentically reflect the culture and community of cities around the world. As Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky mentioned in our latest earnings call, we’re excited about the future of Experiences and look forward to sharing more soon.” Airbnb confirmed the experiences reboot after a LinkedIn user saw a prompt to host an experience.

A Fave Project Experiences has been a CEO Brian Chesky passion project for years. The company halted them during the pandemic, restarted them later, and then paused accepting new host applications for experiences around April 2023. The company admitted that they just hadn’t nailed the product. “They need to be more affordable,” Chesky said during an earnings call in August. “They need to be more unique to Airbnb.

We need things you can only find in Airbnb. They should be merchandised videos, not photos. They discoverable on the app, and we should market them. If we think we do these five things, we think we’ll have a hit on our hands, and we’re working on that.” In the interim, Airbnb has deleted thousands of experiences that it believes didn’t meet its standards. More to come, check back for updates.

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