(CNN) Airbnb on Wednesday announced new ways to search for and book homes on the platform in response to the rise of remote work and the number of customers choosing longer stays. The features were unveiled at a company keynote event ahead of the all-important summer travel season. "The way people travel has changed forever," Brian Chesky, Airbnb's cofounder and CEO, said in a statement ahead of the event. The updates come as Airbnb recently reported business was booming again after being clobbered by the pandemic's hit to the travel industry. Chesky suggested the new Split Stays feature, which allows customers to book back-to-back stays at multiple home in the same area, is intended to meet this shift in demand.

Source: CNN May 12, 2022 23:01 UTC