Women who hosted guests on home-sharing platform aid speak of rewarding experiences
Hosting Airbnb travelers at home is not just a financially rewarding experience for women taking time away from their careers, it’s a way to better reconnect with society, according to women who recently recounted their experiences hosting on the platform.
“I had always thought I was good at my work until I quit my fashion merchandising job to look after my children. I wanted to feel alive again, so I jumped at the first chance on Airbnb,” said Kim Mi-ae at a roundtable talk this week in Seoul.
Kim, 53, is one of 40 applicants who took part in a program launched last year by the city-run Seoul Foundation of Women & Family Organization for women looking to reboot after leaving their careers for reasons such as parenting or retirement.
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