Airbnb launches security characteristic for solo travellers

Airbnb has launched a brand new security characteristic for solo travellers. The characteristic is accessible in two languages: English and Hindi. When a solo visitor books a non-public or shared room reservation on Airbnb, a specialised in-app expertise is activated. The flexibility for the solo traveller to simply share their reservation itinerary with household and mates with a single click on is a key part of this new characteristic. This might be helpful within the occasion of an emergency. The itinerary contains the next data: tackle, reservation code, and examine out and in dates. The brand new characteristic may also provide skilled recommendation on how you can keep secure when travelling alone.

This product characteristic comes amidst the solo journey development that’s surging within the nation. As per Airbnb information, there was a development of 120 per cent within the variety of solo vacationers in Q2 2022, when in comparison with Q2 2019. In keeping with the info, roughly 30 per cent of home and worldwide bookings between Q2 2021 to Q2 2022 have been by solo travellers from India.

As soon as the reservation is confirmed within the message thread with the host, the traveller will see automated prompts from Airbnb suggesting inquiries to ask the host concerning the itemizing and its environment. These urged questions are based mostly on interviews with skilled solo travellers who shared details about the kinds of native insights that helped them keep secure whereas travelling alone.

This characteristic is initially being rolled out for English and Hindi-speaking friends. Airbnb plans to increase it to extra languages because it assesses the outcomes from the Hindi enlargement. Whereas presently the main target is on bookings by solo travellers for personal rooms or shared areas, it can quickly increase to complete dwelling listings. Airbnb may also introduce it in different languages within the coming yr.

This new characteristic enhances different longstanding merchandise and instruments to advertise safer journey experiences. Different in-app merchandise just like the 24-hour Security Line can be found to all travellers throughout lively reservations. If a visitor ever feels unsafe, they’ll get precedence entry to specially-trained security brokers, day or night time.

Airbnb additionally makes its native emergency providers in-app characteristic accessible to all customers 24/7, no matter whether or not or not they’re in the midst of a reservation. With one-touch, this characteristic rapidly connects the person to native emergency providers — which could possibly be notably useful for solo travellers who’re touring overseas in nations the place they have no idea the cellphone quantity off-hand for native police.

All customers even have the choice of including one emergency contact to their profile.