These innovations will be available on the Airbnb booking platform from summer 2025

The booking platform Airbnb announces comprehensive innovations for 2025: In addition to a redesigned app, users will also be able to book services and discover experiences at their accommodations. With the new service, users will also be able to book things like spa treatments, photo shoots, or personal training sessions in private accommodations starting this summer, the company explains in a press release.

The offer will initially launch in 260 cities worldwide and includes ten bookable categories:

• Cooks for the accommodation
• professional photo shoots
• Massages
• Spa treatments
• Personal Training
• Hairdressing offers
• Make-up by professional make-up artists
• Mani Pedi
• prepared meals on site
• Catering with decoration as well as setup and dismantling

Airbnb says the listings are pre-screened for expertise and quality. The services will be available at "almost any price," with some services costing less than $50. There will also be listings reserved exclusively for Airbnb guests. Airbnb officials promise easy booking with just a few clicks. Even people without Airbnb bookings can use many services.

The Discoveries section has been redesigned and will offer over 18,000 suggestions in approximately 650 cities starting in summer 2025. These include special offers such as a guided tour of the rebuilt Notre-Dame Cathedral with an architect from the restoration team or a ramen cooking class with a professional chef. There will also be outdoor activities, workshops, and sports offerings.

Starting this summer, you can also book experiences like cooking classes on Airbnb.

Source: Saeka Shimada

Here, too, the offers are checked for quality in advance. Some options are bookable exclusively for Airbnb users. One original, designed exclusively for the company, is a beach volleyball session with Olympic athlete Carol Solberg on Leblon Beach in Rio.

A new feature is planned for release later this year: In the future, you'll be able to see who's participating in an activity in advance. You'll be able to exchange messages during the activity and then contact people afterward.

The company's app has also been redesigned to match the new features. In addition to the "Accommodations" tab, there will also be "Explore" and "Services" tabs. The "Travel" tab will display the travel plan and schedule more clearly. The messaging platform will also have a new look, and starting this summer, it will be possible to send videos and photos. Profiles will now display past travel destinations with Airbnb.

The app gets a new look and several extensions.

Source: Airbnb

Airbnb hosts can also look forward to new features. The "Airbnb Start Guide" will be a simplified tool for creating listings, and there will also be a "Today" tab for booking management. There will also be new designs and tools in the calendar and listings section.

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