Ajuda els hostes que lloguen habitacions a viatjar com si fossin del lloc
Airbnb va néixer com una plataforma que oferia una forma assequible de viatjar allotjant-se a casa d'altres persones. Aquesta idea va agafar el vol quan amfitrions i viatgers de tot el món van començar a crear vincles de manera autèntica.
Les habitacions són el pal de paller d'aquesta tradició. Ara hi ha més amfitrions que mai que ajuden els hostes a viatjar com si fossin del lloc. I ho fan de moltes maneres, ja sigui oferint consells sobre on anar o mantenint la ment ben oberta.
T'expliquem com tres amfitrions van crear vincles inoblidables.
Explica'ls quins són els teus llocs preferits de la zona
També pots ajudar els hostes a conèixer millor la zona creant una guia per al teu allotjament. És una manera fàcil de fer recomanacions als hostes. Els amfitrions amb guies acostumen a aconseguir més reserves.
Molts amfitrions també ofereixen recomanacions en persona. En Reed, que juntament amb la seva dona lloga una habitació a Filadèlfia, convida els hostes a sopar amb ells els diumenges. Fa un guisat i els pregunta què els agradaria fer. Després, els explica «llocs fantàstics que s'allunyen dels recorreguts habituals», com ara una cafeteria del barri que té les parets plenes de llibres.
De vegades, en Reed convida els hostes a sortir a ballar, una de les seves passions. «Amb uns quants hostes vam anar a un bar llatí a fer una mica de ballaruga», diu. Alguns hostes, afegeix, «ja són com fills nostres».
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.”
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