With 4.5 million properties across 81,000 cities and over 300 million guests, Airbnb is now looking at its next phase of growth that will catapult the company to have 1 billion annual guests by the turn of the next decade. ET’s Gaurav Laghate caught up with Nathan Blecharczyk , co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Airbnb, to talk about future plans and the journey ahead. There has been almost 2x growth in the number of nights booked on Airbnb in India since 2016. We took this same people-focused approach to Airbnb Experiences, where hosts can share their passions and lead activities that give guests unique access into places and communities. For instance, over the past year, the number of boutique hotel listings available on the Airbnb platform around the world has increased by more than 520%.

Source: Economic Times February 27, 2018 02:14 UTC