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17:25, 13-Jul-2018
Chinese travelers make 10 mln guest arrivals in Airbnb listings
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17:00, 16-Jul-2018
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Chinese travelers have made over 10 million guest arrivals in Airbnb listings around the world since the company was founded ten years ago, according to the incoming president of Airbnb China.
Over half of those arrivals were in the past year, Peng Tao, who will take up his new job in September, said in a statement on the company's website on Tuesday.
The number of Airbnb listings in China has grown more than 125 percent in the past year.
In 2017, the number of Chinese guests traveling with Airbnb doubled year on year, according to Peng.
He said the Airbnb China team will continue to "make aggressive investments in China, support hosts, help Chinese travelers, and ensure more guests can visit this amazing country."
Founded in 2008, Airbnb now has an accommodation marketplace offering access to millions of places to stay in more than 191 countries and regions. It officially entered the Chinese market in 2015.
Airbnb announced last week that it has invested five million US dollars in Beijing-based house trusteeship platform City Home to help expand the supply of its listings in China.
Source(s): Xinhua News Agency