Airbnb’s CEO wants the company to become the Amazon of travel.
Brian Chesky said the plan is for Airbnb to “be one place you go for all of your traveling and living needs.”
The company is investing $200 to $250 million to launch the new offerings on the app in May.
Brian Chesky, the CEO of Airbnb, says he wants the company to become a travel Amazon — a one-stop shop for everything related to traveling and living.
In a Thursday earnings call, Airbnb’s chiefs said the company plans to invest $200 million to $250 million in launching new businesses and offerings on the Airbnb app. The latest offerings will be rolled out in May, Chesky said.
Chesky said the platform would “expand beyond short-term rentals into becoming an extensible platform with a range of new offerings.”
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