Private accommodation offer makes its way among corporate agencies

The private-to-private accommodation intermediation platform AirBnB, one of the largest operators in this business worldwide, has announced an agreement to distribute its offer through agencies specialized in business travel such as American Express GTB, BCD Travel or CWT.

According to AirBnB in a statement, the agreement represents a significant step forward in its business travel program;business travel, as it has experienced “a major boost” by tripling its growth this year.

As part of this plan for the development of the business travel segment, AirBnB has launched a tool for corporate bookings on its platform. The company believes these collaborations will encourage alternative avenues for corporate travel.

This strategy also includes access to additional options accommodation options around the world, available to travel managers and frequent travelers, and allows for tracking and monitoring of bookings made.

Specifically, the agreement signed with American Express GTB establishes a first phase in which users will be able to directly book Airbnb accommodations through their company's email.

For its part, BCD Travel will integrate the database of the accommodation platform so that its customers can interact, view maps and detailed reports in real time and access bookings.