Pagtulong sa mga bisita ng Mga Kuwarto na bumiyaheng tulad ng mga lokal

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Higit na tumitibay ang tradisyong ito sa pamamagitan ng Mga Kuwarto. Mas marami nang host kaysa dati ang tumutulong sa mga bisita na bumiyaheng tulad ng mga lokal. Ginagawa nila ito sa maraming paraan, sa pagbibigay man ng mga tip kung saan pupunta o pagiging bukas sa sopresang hatid ng hindi inaasahan.

Narito kung paano nakagawa ang tatlong host ng mga hindi malilimutang koneksyon.

Matutulungan mo ang mga bisita na mas makilala ang iyong lugar sa pamamagitan ng paggawa ng guidebook para sa iyong listing. Madaling paraan ito para magbahagi ng mga rekomendasyon sa mga bisita. Karaniwang nakakakuha ng mas maraming booking ang mga host na may mga guidebook.

Marami ding host ang nag‑aalok ng mga rekomendasyon nang personal. Iniimbita ni Reed, na nagho‑host ng Kuwarto sa Philadelphia kasama ng kanyang asawa, ang mga bisita na maghapunan kasama sila tuwing Linggo. Gumagawa siya ng stew at tinatanong sila kung ano ang gusto nilang gawin. Pagkatapos, nagbabahagi siya ng “mga nakakamanghang lugar na hindi tradisyonal,” tulad ng cafe sa malapit na may pader na puno ng libro.

Minsan, iniimbitahan ni Reed ang mga bisita na magsayaw, na isa sa mga paborito niyang libangan. “Pumunta kami sa isang Latin na lugar kasama ng ilang bisita para maiba naman,” sabi niya. Dagdag niya, “para na naming mga anak” ang ilang bisita.

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.

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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