Airbnb expands business travel program so all companies can rent your

Since an earlier version of Airbnb’s business product launched previous year, the company has had more than 250 clients sign up, including Google, Vox Media, and SoundCloud. The new suite of tools lets corporations track employee travel itineraries, collect financial data, and select who is approved for business travel through Airbnb itself. “It’s great that Googlers can easily access Airbnb’s wide range of accommodations as they make their travel plans”. We are very excited about the new dashboard tool and are looking forward to rolling it out within our organization.

Another tab focuses on reporting, with features for collecting and managing reports as well as exporting reports and financial data.

Business travelers already seem to take well to these alternative services, with expense management company Certify reporting last week that ride-hailing service Uber has finally overtaken taxis as the more used form of transportation by its customers.

Airbnb wants to help you book a room on your next business trip. “Not only are we able to get better insight into how and when our employees are using Airbnb, but travelers are able to choose a place that feels like home at a price that fits our travel budgets”. But as Bloomberg notes, Airbnb hopes it could become popular for extended-stay business travel or for offsite stays – think renting out a cabin for a team retreat.

A dashboard serves as the hub for Airbnb’s new offering for businesses, and it includes three main tabs.