Pomaganje gostima u sobama da putuju kao lokalci

Airbnb je nastao kao pristupačan način da putnici odsednu u nečijem domu. Ideja se primila, a domaćini i gosti širom sveta su počeli da se zbližavaju na autentične načine.

Sobe su omaž toj tradiciji. Više domaćina nego ikad pomaže gostima da putuju kao lokalci. Oni to rade na mnogo načina, bilo da nude savete gde otići ili da prihvataju magiju neočekivanog.

Evo kako su tri domaćina stvorila nezaboravna prijateljstva.

Gosti će bolje upoznati vaše područje ako sačinite vodič za svoj smeštaj. To je jednostavan način da gostima iznesete predloge. Domaćini koji imaju vodič obično ostvaruju više rezervacija.

Mnogi domaćini nude i preporuke uživo. Rid, koji sa suprugom ugošćava u sobi u Filadelfiji, poziva goste da im se pridruže na nedeljnoj večeri. Skuva gulaš i pita ih šta bi voleli da rade. Zatim im kaže koja su to „kul mesta koja nisu klasična“, recimo kafić u susedstvu sa zidovima od knjiga.

Rid ponekad pozove goste na ples, što je jedna od njegovih omiljenih vrsta zabave. „Sa nekoliko gostiju smo otišli u jedan latinoamerički lokal, da se malo provedemo“, kaže on. Neki gosti su, dodaje on, „sada kao naša deca“.

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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