Airbnb in Beijing isn't as Cool Enough as it's Advertised
Shortly after moving to San Francisco in October 2007, roommates and former schoolmates Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia could not afford the rent for their loft apartment. Chesky and Gebbia came up with the idea of putting an air mattress in their living room and turning it into a bed and breakfast. The goal at first was just “to make a few bucks”.
—— Airbnb Wiki
Airbnb, Inc., is an online marketplace and hospitality service brokerage company, It has a cool brand story, with hosts sharing their extra living space, guests living for a fee, and allowing guests to experience real local life instead of booking a hotel. It sounds really cool, but what is the real situation in Beijing? Let’s check it out from two parts:
- Listings in Beijing
- Hosts in Beijing
In this blog, the data is provided by Inside Airbnb, and it contains all informations of 25921 listings in Beijing.
Listings in Beijing
In this part ,we will focus on prices and numbers of listings in different times and different locations to learn about Airbnb’s development in Beijing.