Airbnb signed up 500 companies to its business travel program within 24-hours of launching its new global travel management suite last month.
The home-sharing site said more than one thousand companies have now formally made Airbnb part of their corporate travel programme.
The programme allows companies to book accommodation for larger groups, longer stays, relocations and meeting spaces. It also teamed up with expense management firm Concur.
Due to its popularity Airbnb introduced a range of new features to support business trips. The suite of tools provides visibility into travel itineraries, financial reporting data and central billing to help “improve the experience” for travellers and buyers.
Among the firms signed up are Google, TBWA, Twilo and Soundcloud.
“The corporate community’s response to our business travel program has been staggering and confirms our findings that business travellers increasingly want to redefine the business trip,” said Marc McCabe, Business Travel Lead, Airbnb.
“The average business travel stay on Airbnb is 6.8 days, which shows how customers are looking for a mix of business and leisure, and often adding a weekend to explore a new destination.”
Last week, Airbnb announced it is targeting China after seeing outbound travel grow 700 per cent in the Chinese market over the past year.
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