Airbnb Adds New Tools in Bet Remote Work Is Here to Stay
- Guests can check Wi-Fi speeds and book homes a year out
- Long-term bookings are Airbnb’s fastest growing length of stay
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Airbnb Inc. is rolling out new features, including verified internet speeds at hosts’ homes and options to search for listings up to a year in advance, as the vacation-rental company bets that remote work and flexible travel is here to stay.
The more than 50 new features, announced a day after U.S. borders reopened to foreign tourists, are part of Chief Executive Officer Brian Chesky’s vision of a new golden age of travel that was born in the Covid-era, where work and leisure blend together as companies move away from an office-centric lifestyle.