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Why join Airbnb

Often featured in the top 5 online booking platforms, Airbnb is one of the fastest growing platforms in the world with over 7 million active listings in over 220 countries, with more than 150 million worldwide users.

Like most online booking platforms, Airbnb's commission is 15%.

If you want increased online visibility and exposure to potential bookers, you should list on Airbnb.

Why guests love Airbnb

Benefit	Description
Wide choice of properties	Guests have the choice of entire properties, private rooms, hotel rooms and shared spaces. Airbnb specialises in unique stays that you won't find anywhere else.
Rates are competitive	The rates on Airbnb are considered to be highly competitive. There are no hidden fees, its clear what guests pay.
Payment options	Airbnb offers guests a choice of payment methods which include: Apple Pay Google Pay PayPal Card payments (Visa, MasterCard, Amex, JCB, and debit cards All of these option make payments easy for guests and encourages them to book.
Mobile App	Just about everything you can do on their website, you can do in the mobile app. Its easy to share links to properties guests love and want to book.
Support for guests & hosts	A dedicated support team is available to all Hosts, guests, and nonprofit partners for issues and questions related to Airbnb reservations. Every booking comes with AirCover for guests and AirCover for hosts. Serious issues Hosts can't resolve are resolved by Airbnb Customer Service.
Community	Airbnb prides itself in creating a community where hosts can offer rooms in their houses, or entire units that can be booked by guests. They also take verification seriously to ensure the integrity of their community.

How do properties benefit from the connection to Airbnb?

Benefit	Description
Volume of bookings	Airbnb delivers a large percentage of bookings to the NightsBridge client base.
Visibility of your property	Airbnb provides its users with accommodation options based on their location search. This presents your property to potential bookers without them having to specifically search for your property.
Automatic updates	Your rates and availability on NightsBridge update immediately on Airbnb.
NightsBridge support	Our support team, tutorials and the Owner's Login give you multiple tools get the best out of Airbnb.
Booking payments	Connecting NightsBridge to Airbnb does not change how you receive your payout. Airbnb still processes this directly.
Connect to your Host account easily	Once you have set NightsBridge as your channel manager for Airbnb, a NightsBridge Ninja will take care of the rest for you.
Listing creation	NightsBridge can assist with creating listings on Airbnb, from your room types on NightsBridge
Useful insights	You can track your hosting progress by opting into Airbnb’s professional hosting tools.
Opportunities to promote	Airbnb provides the chance to market and promotion your listings to increase your chances of getting booked.

For more information take a look at our articles on Airbnb, for example

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