If @Airbnb could launch anything in 2017, what would it be?

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Brian Chesky, Co-Founder, AirBnB.com asked for the ideas from people on what could AirBnB do in the year 2017, for which he received an amazing response.

We've curated some of the interesting ideas here.

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The tweet which started this.

Payment via bitcoin. Would fit nicely with the @Airbnb mission, IMO. "Belong anywhere"... via the currency of anywhere.

Product trial suites: toiletries etc. Small fee for renter, shared w/ host + affiliate if ordered direct.

Better way to manage calendar/listings that are at the same address

A way for hosts to promote their properties on AdWords

Overhaul your trip UI. Ex Make it easier to share and digest booked rentals. Bit of a pain currently to show off rental

Better/quicker way to know best things to do. I want too hosts' recs to be in ONE place for each city (think better Trip Advisor)

Travel guides for mobile

@PhilzCoffee in every house. We represent local community!

In Cuba the best "restaurants" are families who open their kitchens as "micro restaurants".. Formalize it so I can book on @airbnb!

Airbnbs on mars

Do @Airbnb Trips already include meals in private homes? If not, would be a 💪 add.

2% earnings goes to charitable causes - @Airbnb legacy live forever- the rest is Business as Usual 🌹

an actual discovery tool. And fix wishlists. It's a huge opportunity in my opinion

a system to easily report to authorities ilegal apartments that rise rents in cities' downtowns

Airbnb Social, i.e. A way to connect like minded travelers to book a fancy 5-room villa.

Would love to see @Airbnb build deeply around Experiences—opp to be more transformative economically & societally than space rental

Tools to meet other travelers. Maybe nightly meetups in ever major city at same, designated location

Please add saved searches. every time I search I have to re-entry my room type, and filters. ugh

Better service and accountability.

Save money for a trip/experience option. Some kind of calculator & tracker @Airbnb

Year round online braindates.. great host mentor opportunity! I loved this at the AO 2016!!!

Packaging, hey I am going here, flights ,airbnb, car rental, I don't want to use multiple sites plus more tech for check in

A much improved referral/ratings system so that I can find places from like minded travelers rather than generic ratings.

Full boss experience: book home, black car pick up, private chef, in-home massage, private trainer/hike, etc. in one swipe.

Easy jobs for travellers who need money.

Storage space

Loyalty program with rewards.

Underutilized democracies.

Sell or give hardware to frequent hosts that allows for App based entry to their homes/apartment where feasible.

City guides in collab with local tourism/travel partners to ease travellers into a new place, starting from arrival

15 second standalone mobile experience - open, book, head to home ala HT

Make it safer for women traveling alone to book. I chose hotels because of the unknown factor with hosts.

I'd say @Airbnb does need to align more with amazing local experiences... See, do, eat

Better estimation of price, avg price is always boosted by 3-4k places that are out of reach for most anyway.

Physical hotels

An app that connects single travellers with similar interests. City-wise, live.

Please sort out legal situation in NYC

Continued research & design w/ diverse staff to address implicit bias/racism & promote inclusion to keep all guests safe.

Partner with existing or build-out new cleaning service partners for hosts to have reliable cleaners

A do's and don'ts guide while abroad to avoid faux-pas: don't order a cappuccino in Italy at night, etc.

Subletting of thoughts; spend a day / night with someone whose thinking you admire (presumably you haven't met before)

You need to improve existing product first. Go back to hosts wanting to do it with love, not with margin in mind. Prioritize those

Make it easier for a group to rent a larger Airbnb together. Split payments, etc

Real time Chatter section connecting all nearby airbnbers

IPO

Hosts can put up other things to share like cars, even clothes and jewelry

Use current data to figure out best locations to build/buy Airbnb properties with investors.

Book a house and have an option for them to stock the kitchen before you get there. Ability to book a chef too.

Would love to see more recommendations. "Long week end coming up in 2 months, here's some places you haven't been that you'd like"

Hosts should be able to make instant booking available to guests that have met a prev reviews threshold but not others

Hardware

Loyalty program or, at very least, add more airline partners for their programs. Thanks!

And you have the superhost status/badge, what about superguests? 😃

A @latchaccess for top hosts

Sub-prime mortgages?

Amenities. Laundry, gym, etc. potentially a way to have toothpaste/hairdryer/etc brought if needed? Even if late

Pull more from FB! When I search a city I want to filter for only homes where my friends have stayed. Simplifies the search

I should be able to book hotels on @Airbnb.The exp. on sites like http://booking.com isn't great, they drive false urgencies.

Being able to also book co-working spaces while traveling

Rent out Cincinnati Zoo for a night

I like to co-living idea (medium-long term)

Super dynamic search function. Aka "available instant book properties with sunny weather; within 4 hour flight of NYC"

Key pickup/drop off in major cities (airports) and build affordable homes to offset rent price increases 🤔

Acquire @Detour integrate within the @Airbnb app,make local activities smarter

Social network for Airbnbers (Airbuds?) to connect with other travelers in area

Maybe debt financing for home owners who want to renovate home for Airbnb, or buy new homes to add to the Airbnb inventory

The tweet which started this. (1) Payment via bitcoin. Would fit nicely with the @Airbnb mission, IMO. "Belong anywhere"... via the currency of anywhere. (11) Product trial suites: toiletries etc. Small fee for renter, shared w/ host + affiliate if ordered direct. (5) Better way to manage calendar/listings that are at the same address (4) A way for hosts to promote their properties on AdWords (3) Overhaul your trip UI. Ex Make it easier to share and digest booked rentals. Bit of a pain currently to show off rental (6) Better/quicker way to know best things to do. I want too hosts' recs to be in ONE place for each city (think better Trip Advisor) (6) Travel guides for mobile (7) @PhilzCoffee in every house. We represent local community! (4) In Cuba the best "restaurants" are families who open their kitchens as "micro restaurants".. Formalize it so I can book on @airbnb! (4) Airbnbs on mars (5) Do @Airbnb Trips already include meals in private homes? If not, would be a 💪 add. (2) 2% earnings goes to charitable causes - @Airbnb legacy live forever- the rest is Business as Usual 🌹 (5) an actual discovery tool. And fix wishlists. It's a huge opportunity in my opinion (10) a system to easily report to authorities ilegal apartments that rise rents in cities' downtowns (4) Airbnb Social, i.e. A way to connect like minded travelers to book a fancy 5-room villa. (5) Would love to see @Airbnb build deeply around Experiences—opp to be more transformative economically & societally than space rental (4) Tools to meet other travelers. Maybe nightly meetups in ever major city at same, designated location (5) Please add saved searches. every time I search I have to re-entry my room type, and filters. ugh (4) Better service and accountability. (4) Save money for a trip/experience option. Some kind of calculator & tracker @Airbnb (4) Year round online braindates.. great host mentor opportunity! I loved this at the AO 2016!!! (4) Packaging, hey I am going here, flights ,airbnb, car rental, I don't want to use multiple sites plus more tech for check in (3) A much improved referral/ratings system so that I can find places from like minded travelers rather than generic ratings. (5) Full boss experience: book home, black car pick up, private chef, in-home massage, private trainer/hike, etc. in one swipe. (4) Easy jobs for travellers who need money. (6) Storage space (4) Loyalty program with rewards. (7) Underutilized democracies. (3) Sell or give hardware to frequent hosts that allows for App based entry to their homes/apartment where feasible. (6) City guides in collab with local tourism/travel partners to ease travellers into a new place, starting from arrival (3) 15 second standalone mobile experience - open, book, head to home ala HT (3) Make it safer for women traveling alone to book. I chose hotels because of the unknown factor with hosts. (6) I'd say @Airbnb does need to align more with amazing local experiences... See, do, eat (2) Better estimation of price, avg price is always boosted by 3-4k places that are out of reach for most anyway. (6) Physical hotels (8) An app that connects single travellers with similar interests. City-wise, live. (5) Please sort out legal situation in NYC (2) Continued research & design w/ diverse staff to address implicit bias/racism & promote inclusion to keep all guests safe. (2) Partner with existing or build-out new cleaning service partners for hosts to have reliable cleaners (2) A do's and don'ts guide while abroad to avoid faux-pas: don't order a cappuccino in Italy at night, etc. (2) Subletting of thoughts; spend a day / night with someone whose thinking you admire (presumably you haven't met before) (2) You need to improve existing product first. Go back to hosts wanting to do it with love, not with margin in mind. Prioritize those (3) Make it easier for a group to rent a larger Airbnb together. Split payments, etc (2) Real time Chatter section connecting all nearby airbnbers (2) IPO (2) Hosts can put up other things to share like cars, even clothes and jewelry (2) Use current data to figure out best locations to build/buy Airbnb properties with investors. (2) Book a house and have an option for them to stock the kitchen before you get there. Ability to book a chef too. (2) Would love to see more recommendations. "Long week end coming up in 2 months, here's some places you haven't been that you'd like" (2) Hosts should be able to make instant booking available to guests that have met a prev reviews threshold but not others (2) Hardware (6) Loyalty program or, at very least, add more airline partners for their programs. Thanks! (2) And you have the superhost status/badge, what about superguests? 😃 (2) A @latchaccess for top hosts (2) Sub-prime mortgages? (7) Amenities. Laundry, gym, etc. potentially a way to have toothpaste/hairdryer/etc brought if needed? Even if late (2) Pull more from FB! When I search a city I want to filter for only homes where my friends have stayed. Simplifies the search (2) I should be able to book hotels on @Airbnb.The exp. on sites like http://booking.com isn't great, they drive false urgencies. (2) Being able to also book co-working spaces while traveling (5) Rent out Cincinnati Zoo for a night (2) I like to co-living idea (medium-long term) (2) Super dynamic search function. Aka "available instant book properties with sunny weather; within 4 hour flight of NYC" (2) Key pickup/drop off in major cities (airports) and build affordable homes to offset rent price increases 🤔 (2) Acquire @Detour integrate within the @Airbnb app,make local activities smarter (2) Social network for Airbnbers (Airbuds?) to connect with other travelers in area (2) Maybe debt financing for home owners who want to renovate home for Airbnb, or buy new homes to add to the Airbnb inventory (3)