An Interest In:
Web News this Week
- March 29, 2024
- March 28, 2024
- March 27, 2024
- March 26, 2024
- March 25, 2024
- March 24, 2024
- March 23, 2024
June 19, 2012 06:43 pm GMT
Original Link: http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/Mashable/~3/0CAxUTqFJlE/
Airbnb Announces 10 Million Guest Nights Booked [INFOGRAPHIC]
Think it would be weird to stay in a stranger's home instead of a hotel while on vacation? Judging by the rapid growth of Airbnb, millions of people are already cozying up to the concept.
The San Francisco-based startup, which allows you to make rooms in your home available as though it were a hotel, announced on Tuesday that it reached 10 million guest nights booked within the last 12 months. This is a huge accomplishment, as the company said it had reached five million nights booked less than six months ago.
In the U.S., about 4.4 million nights have been booked, which is a 300% jump from this time last year. Although demand for Airbnb accommodations in the U.S. has increased 240% i…
Continue reading...
Original Link: http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/Mashable/~3/0CAxUTqFJlE/
Share this article:
Tweet
View Full Article
Mashable
Mashable is the top source for news in social and digital media, technology and web culture.More About this Source Visit Mashable