March 29，Co-founder of Airbnb、China Chairman Nathan Blecharczyk announced in Shanghai，Airbnb PLus, which has been prepared for more than a year, is officially launched in Shanghai。

At the 10-year strategy conference held in San Francisco last month，Airbnb announces the launch of a new home type: Airbnb PLus。Compared with ordinary housing，Plus listings need to undergo strict screening and on-site verification，The property needs to be equipped with some standardized facilities，such as wireless network、Coffee machine、Toiletries and entire kitchen and more。

Airbnb said，There are more than 100 details in their assessment，In 188bet app download addition to making sure the bed and pillows are comfortable，The kitchen must have basic spices and cooking tools，Must have hangers for hanging clothes、There is an iron for ironing clothes...these criteria are the same as selecting properties abroad。

Currently，95 Plus houses in Shanghai are now open for booking on the official website。In addition，Los Angeles、Cape Town、London、Melbourne、Rome、Sydney、Austin、Chicago、Toronto、Barcelona、San Francisco and Milan have both launched Plus，The number of properties ranges from 30 to 270。

Becoming an Airbnb Plus host requires several layers of screening，For example, the rating must exceed 4.8，No orders have been canceled on the platform，The order acceptance rate is above 95%, etc.。Therefore，Most hosts on Airbnb Plus are “Superhosts”，Being a superhost can enjoy some of the benefits provided by Airbnb，For example, promotion resources on the platform、$100 travel fund、Design consulting and photography services, etc.。

"The past ten years，The market has changed a lot。Guests’ expectations are increasing，They have higher requirements for quality and comfort，Also，Some hosts’ service quality is even higher 188bet online sports betting than the ‘Superhost’ standard，But if you search on Airbnb，You will find it difficult for these hosts to stand out。" Bai Siqi said at the press conference。

After ten years of development，Airbnb currently has 450 properties around the world，China, with its huge outbound population, is Airbnb’s fastest growing market，188bet app Data provided by Airbnb,2017，The number of domestic listings on Airbnb has doubled，And the total number of guests staying in Chinese domestic properties is approximately 3.3 million，Shanghai、Beijing and Chengdu are the cities with the largest number of guests。

Except Plus，Airbnb also plans to launch a higher-end product in the near future - Airbnb Beyond，Mainly high-end luxury villas，This is directly related to Airbnb’s acquisition of luxury rental platform Luxury Retreats last year。High-end listings are for Airbnb’s existing listings structure，is a great addition。

Bai Siqi also announced the establishment of Airbnb Host Academy at the press conference，And offline activities will be held regularly。Airbnb currently has about 10,000 Superhosts in China。

In addition to diversifying housing types，Airbnb is also promoting more accurate property search。In addition to existing shared rooms、188bet online sports betting Private room、In addition to the three basic housing types for the entire house，Users can also search according to new categories，These types include vacation rentals、Special properties、Bed and Breakfasts and Boutique Hotels。All 7 housing types will be officially launched this summer。

Airbnb did not arrange a free Q&A session for the media on the day of the event。And on March 28，Reuters reports that Airbnb has sent emails to Chinese landlords，Inform them in order to comply with Chinese laws and regulations，From March 20th，Airbnb will provide all information about hosts to the Chinese government without notifying the hosts themselves。If the landlord is unwilling，You can offline their listings。

*Source of this article: Interface News，Author: Luo Songsong，Original title: "Airbnb launched Plus listings in Shanghai and established a Host Academy》.