Airbnb Is Recruiting Creators to Build Out Its Experiences Business

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Airbnb is signing up hundreds of social-media creators to host paid Experiences on its platform to drive more local bookings. The company says creator-led offerings convert at higher rates and help lower customer acquisition costs by tapping creators' built-in audiences. This initiative addresses Airbnb's challenge that Experiences bookings have largely come from tourists, not locals. Airbnb frames the push as part of a broader strategy to expand beyond home rentals into new travel and local service categories ahead of emerging AI-driven commerce platforms.

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