More Details on Airbnb’s Massive New Product Launch This Week
Photo Credit: A view of the beta site for Airbnb's City Hosts program in early September, when the selection of activities included 12 cities. Airbnb
Skift Take
Magical Trips has been an open secret in the travel industry for at least a year now, if not more. But on November 15, Airbnb's head of global hospitality and strategy more or less confirmed it's finally becoming an official reality for the company.
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When Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky takes the stage on Thursday morning in Los Angeles to announce the company's biggest product news in its recent history, it's a pretty solid bet it'll have something to do with what the company has called, internally, Magical Trips.
Just what are Magical Trips? We don't know all the details just yet, but Airbnb head of global hospitality and strategy, Chip Conley, recently dropped a few hints.
From what Skift has gathered from our own sneak peek into the company's City Hosts program which debuted in June, and what Conley recently said, it appears that Magical Trips will consist of peer-to-peer like tours and activities. We also have a hunch that Airbnb could be partnering with local activity providers and communities who already provide unique experiences
