Will Bitcoin and Steem boost up Airbnb?

Airbnb and other flat sharing platforms allow those who have free rooms or flats take an easy advantage and get revenues of them. They also bring brand new experience to the tourists who are turned into travellers.

As an important segment of the sharing economy, which revenues across the globe should rise to $335 billion within next ten years, flat sharing most definitely deserves our attention. Airbnb.com, the leading flat sharing platform, became profitable for the first time during the second half of 2016 and its revenues and earning keep growing since.

Sharing economy is growing out of the open-source community and it consists of peer-to-peer interactions and online transactions. Does that remind you of something? Yes, cryptocurrencies has the very same roots. And they can help each other to grow. Cryptocurrencies may gain more trust and prove that they can be useful in real life, while Airbnb and its competitors may protect hosts from the bureaucracy, fees and taxes.

Although Airbnb is not accepting any cryptocurrency yet, we can expect a turnover soon. In the very beginning it will accept Bitcoin. Within two more years there is a great possibility that it starts accepting Steem.

Why would Airbnb choose Steem among other altcoins?

In many aspects, Steem it the best choice for any of the sharing economy branches. Its transaction are free of charge and much faster than any other altcoin transactions. Besides, sharing economy is based on a strong supportive and communicative community of users/members. And that is exactly what Steemit is.

Airbnb stands as an example of any flat sharing platform. Its users share a lot of information about themselves, partially hidden, but revealed to the others when the member wants to interact with them - when he wants to be accomodated or to accomodate someone else. Airbnb members also rates the others to support the ones who fit the community needs and to warn against those that may be violating the rules. Yet again, Steemit works the very same way.

Friends wih (even more) benefits

Interconnecting Steemit and Airbnb will provide more comfort and complexity for the users. It allows instant and secure payments using one of the most promising cryptocurrencies.

And as a bonus: tag @travel is one of the most popular on Steemit. Travellers may cover accomodation cost describing their jurney and experience, while the hosts can promote their region and attract new guests to their vacancy. No other altcoin has that power.

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