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Lumbini hosting ‘Buddhist International Travel Mart’ from May 11

Lumbini hosting ‘Buddhist International Travel Mart’ from May 11

Airbnb has recently announced a number of updates to its platform, with one of the most interesting being its ‘Rooms’ feature.

Whilst renting individual rooms was possible on the platform, it was largely under-used and not very well publicised. As travel has become more expensive with rising inflation, providing consumers with a cheaper option for accommodation is a smart move.
 

What is the new ‘Rooms’ category?

 
In a blog posted on Wednesday, AirBnB announced that it is making a bigger push into the ‘Rooms category’, where travellers can rent a private room in someone’s home. As part of this, consumers will be able to read more about the host they are staying with on each individual listing.

Each listing will contain a ‘host passport’, which will contain information…

Traveling knows know gender.

This fact  was ther highlight at Airbnb’s inaugural #WomenInTravel industry dialogue that celebrated the power of Filipino women in late February, a few days before International Women’s Month.

It featured five speakers who discussed how traveling challenged stereotypes and broke boundaries, as more women take action to uplift and empower new generations of Filipinas in the travel and tourism industry.

Among the guest speakers were Mich Goh, Airbnb’s head of Public Policy for Southeast Asia, India, Hong Kong, and Taiwan; Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte; Anne Jeaneth Casalme, Philippine Commission on Women Gender and Development representative; Noelle Wenceslao,…

This International Women’s Day,  Airbnb celebrated the journey of Airbnb Hosts and guests through a panel event featuring actor and author Soha Ali Khan, singer and songwriter Lisa Mishra, entrepreneur Kirti Poonia and Airbnb Host Kakoli, and I had the chance to witness and hear these inspiring, beautiful women. While the ladies candidly shared stories about their personal and professional lives, what fascinated me was how they are leaving a mark in their respective fields and paving way for many more such women. The panelists also shared their thoughts on ‘Embrace Equity’, which is this year’s theme for International Women’s Day. 

An amazing thing to note here is that women power – Airbnb’s Host community in India as well as globally. In fact, as per Airbnb’s…