Airbnb’s big new Aussie partnership

Airbnb’s big new Aussie partnership

Airbnb has announced a new partnership with Sydney based property management company Hometime to give their hosts the option of  ‘hands-off’ hosting.

Meanwhile, the only partnership we’re endorsing this Friday is a nice greasy pizza paired with a mid-range cab sav.

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The partnership means Hometime will have enhanced access to Airbnb customer service support so they can make it easier for hosts to co-manage their listings on Airbnb.

The property management company assists hosts by managing all aspects of their property on the home-sharing platform – from creating a listing, to co-ordinating bookings and guest communication, maintaining amenities, and offering professional housekeeping services.

Kind of how a realestate agent handles rental properties for landlords, only for home-share listings, only a bit more hands-on.

Which makes it much easier for hosts who are remotely managing their listing.

In just over two years, Hometime has serviced hundreds of unique properties and has helped welcome thousands of Airbnb guests across Sydney, Melbourne and the Gold Coast with plans to expand their offering to other cities across Australia in the coming months.

Dave Thompson, co-founder of Hometime, said their aim was to give new and existing hosts on Airbnb an opportunity to host hassle free.

“As an Airbnb host myself, I could see the pain point of handling guest enquiries and bookings, arranging property access, cleaning and linen changes,” Thompson said.

“Hometime takes care of everything. We keep occupancy levels high, guests happy and earn you extra income – all without you lifting a finger. We call it hands-off hosting.”

In addition to supporting home hosts on Airbnb, Hometime is also working with traditional hospitality providers to help them quickly and seamlessly list rooms on the platform. For example, they provide property management services to the Terminus Hotel in Pyrmont, which reopened for the first time in 30 years earlier this year.

Sam McDonagh, Country Manager for Australia and New Zealand at Airbnb, welcomed the partnership as another step towards achieving a vision of Airbnb for everyone.

“Earlier this year we unveiled a roadmap designed to bring the transformative benefits of Airbnb’s local, personal and authentic travel to every type of traveller,” said McDonagh.

“As part of this, we are dedicated to working with small hospitality businesses that excel at offering the best host and guest experiences and living our mission of belonging. In Australia, we couldn’t ask for a better partner than Hometime.”

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