Home sharing platform Airbnb has begun rolling out its ‘Trips’ activities and tours marketplace in Southeast Asia.
The service was unveiled in Singapore and Bangkok in the last few days and adds to other Asia Pacific markets Tokyo, Seoul and Sydney which launched during its initial rollout late last year.
"Asia has the greatest potential over Europe and North America because these markets want to experience Asia. Thailand is already growing by leaps and bounds for Airbnb, so we expect cool experiences to be a future draw, offering reasons for visitors to come to Thailand and for people in Thailand to earn additional income," chief product officer Joe Gebbia said at a presentation in Bangkok.
First experiences revealed for Thailand include bike trips, Thai cooking classes, Muay Thai training and fruit-carving.
"Thailand is an incredible tourist destination, with inbound travel on Airbnb growing by 149% in the last year alone, but we know that travellers want to see the real soul of a place, especially in Bangkok," Gebbia added.
The trips feature will be rolled out to 50 cities by the end of 2017, Airbnb said.
