If you’ve never been enticed by the idea of staying in someone’s apartment while you travel, you might want to think again. Airbnb is launching ultra-fancy listings for luxury travelers. “Beyond by Airbnb” will start this spring, and it will offer the platform’s highest-end homes to those who are willing to pay extra. The “beyond” in Beyond by Airbnb also includes a soup-to-nuts travel planning service that pairs customized experiences with luxury listings to deliver “the trip of a lifetime.”
“Ten years ago we never dreamed of what Airbnb could become,”Airbnb co-founder Brian Chesky said, according to Town & Country. “In fact, people thought the idea that strangers would stay in each other’s homes was crazy. Today, millions of people every night do just that. But we want to go further by supporting and expanding our community so that in 10 years time, more than 1 billion people per year will experience the benefits of magical travel on Airbnb.”
On top of its Beyond service, the San Francisco-based startup is also launching another tier of luxury listings today with 2,000 design-forward homes in 13 cities across the world called Airbnb Plus.
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