New safety product for solo travelers

NEW FEATURE FOR SOLO TRAVELERS IS GOING TO MAKE SOLO TRAVELERS SAFER AND MORE PROTECTED
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Airbnb is launching a new product aimed at promoting a safe and secure experience for solo travelers, reports news.airbnb.com.

According to Airbnb internal data, 26% of all nights booked in 2021 were by solo travelers, and more than 50 percent of nights booked for long-term stays during the first quarter of 2022 were for solo travelers.

The new Solo Traveler in-app experience is specifically designed to better support safe solo traveling on Airbnb. When a solo guest books a private or shared room reservation, the app will activate a specialized in-app experience, starting with supplying the traveler with expert tips they may want to try to help stay safe when traveling alone.

The key component of this new feature is the ability for the solo traveler to easily share, with one-touch, their reservation itinerary with the important and trusted people in their lives for added peace of mind and in the rare event of an emergency during a stay. The itinerary includes: listing address, reservation code, and check in and out dates.

This feature is initially being rolled out for English speaking guests.

Airbnb also makes Local Emergency Services in-app feature available to all users 24/7, regardless of whether or not they are in the middle of a reservation. With one-touch, this feature quickly connects the user to local emergency services (e.g., 112 or 911) — which could be particularly helpful for solo travelers who are traveling abroad in countries where they do not know the phone number off-hand for local police. This feature was recently extended to 70 countries and regions, with more to come.

Lastly, all users have the option to add one Emergency Contact to their profile.

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