Cabhrú le haíonna a bheith ag taisteal ar nós mhuintir na háite

Is éard a bhí i gceist le Airbnb nuair a thosaigh sé ná bealach inacmhainne do thaistealaithe fanacht i dteach duine eile. Tháinig borradh faoin smaoineamh de réir mar a thairg níos mó óstach áiteanna ar fud an domhain agus iad ag caidreamh le haíonna.

Ceiliúrann seomraí an traidisiún sin: Tá siad iontach d'aíonna ar mian leo beagán príobháideachta, ach ar mian leo bualadh le duine nua agus blaiseadh a fháil den cheantar ar nós duine de mhuintir na háite freisin. Le seomra, bíonn a seomra leapa féin ag aíonna i dteach, chomh maith le fáil ar spásanna a d'fhéadfaidís a chomhroinnt le daoine eile.

Seo roinnt leideanna chun cabhrú le haíonna a bheith compordach agus iad ag déanamh áirithinte agus ag fanacht agat.

Is féidir leat eolas an cheantair a thabhairt d'aíonna ach treoirleabhar a chruthú do do liostú. Is bealach éasca é sin chun moltaí a roinnt le haíonna.

Tugann go leor óstach moltaí ar an láthair freisin. Tugann Reed, a óstálann seomra in Philadelphia in éineacht lena bhean chéile, cuireadh chun dinnéir d'aíonna ar an Domhnach go minic. Labhraíonn sé faoi “áiteanna iontacha nach bhfuil traidisiúnta,” amhail caife sa chomharsanacht a bhfuil ballaí lán de leabhair ann.

Uaireanta tugann Reed cuireadh d'aíonna dul amach ag damhsa salsa, ceann de na rudaí is breá leis a dhéanamh mar chaitheamh aimsire. “Chuamar chuig áit Laidineach le cúpla aoi chun bheith ag damhsa,” ar seisean. Dúirt sé go bhfuil roinnt aíonna ann "atá mar chlann againn anois."

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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