Airbnb’s new software is designed to make the service easier to use for business trips, offering companies new visibility into employee travel itineraries along with financial reporting data and central billing capabilities. Airbnb made a crude version of this system available to businesses about a year ago after more than 250 companies, including Google, Salesforce, Facebook, and TBWA, expressed interest.
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Airbnb is also giving out $50 in Airbnb credit to business travellers of companies who sign up with the program between now and September 1. The new Airbnb dashboard appears to target corporate management, billing teams, and travel agents. “It’s great that Googlers can easily access Airbnb’s wide range of accommodations as they make their travel plans”, said Darragh Ormsby, Global Travel Manager, Google.
A Reporting Tab helps you collect and manage expenses for the entire organization, as well as export financial data and reports.
Airbnb is a small but rapidly growing business expense for companies. “Not only are we able to get better insight into how and when our employees are using Airbnb, but travelers are able to choose a place that feels like home at a price that fits our travel budgets”.
AIRBNB is taking its business travel program global, allowing employees and companies around the world to rent your home or apartment.
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While Airbnb’s core market revolves around leisure travel and short-term housing, business travel offers innumerable money-making opportunities.
