出租Airbnb房間，協助旅人體驗當地人的生活
Airbnb在成立之初，專門協助旅人以經濟實惠的方式入住其他人的家。隨著世界各地越來越多旅居主人和旅人能藉此機會真誠交流，分享住宿的概念也更受歡迎。
Airbnb房間的宗旨，就是要稟承這種傳統。現在更多旅居主人樂於協助旅人深度遊，體驗當地人的生活。旅居主人各出其謀，例如向旅人推薦好去處，或者隨遇而安、擁抱意料之外的體驗。
看看以下三位旅居主人如何與旅人建立深刻聯繫。
推薦當地好去處
你可以為旅居製作旅遊攻略，協助旅人認識旅居所在地區。透過這種簡單方法，你就能和旅人分享自己的推介，而提供旅遊攻略的旅居主人通常能獲得更多訂單。
許多旅居主人也會親自分享旅遊推介。Reed與太太在費城出租Airbnb房間，並會邀請旅人共進週日晚餐。他會製作燉菜，然後問問旅人有甚麼活動計劃。接著，他會分享一些「非一般的精彩好去處」，例如區內一家四面牆身放滿藏書的咖啡店。
Reed閒時喜歡跳舞，所以有時候他也會邀請旅人去跳舞。他分享：「我們曾和幾位旅人到一個拉丁舞場跳舞狂歡。現在有些旅人就像我們的子女般親密。」
Making guests feel at home
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.
Embracing the unexpected
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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