What Ashton Kutcher and Gwyneth Paltrow Really Think About Airbnb

For its annual conference of Airbnb hosts in Los Angeles, arguably the entertainment capital of the world, Airbnb turned to some major Hollywood players: actor and successful tech investor Ashton Kutcher, and actress and entrepreneur Gwyneth Paltrow. Both spoke on Saturday, November 19, during the Airbnb Open, to packed theaters filled with Airbnb hosts, revealing their personal thoughts on travel and on Airbnb itself. Their appearances confirmed the festival's overall theme of star power, reinforcing the cinematic nature and marketing of Airbnb's newest product launch, Trips, each of which is showcased with a short film and a vintage-film-style poster. This was confirmed by Airbnb Open organizer, Chip Conley, who also serves as the company's global head of hospitality and strategy. "We spent two years getting to this place, and a year ago, we knew that the cinematic reference was really important here," he said. At the Open, he said, the true stars weren't just the celebri