Airbnb launches luxury tier with Sydney homes featured
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Jun 26, 2019
Airbnb launches luxury tier with Sydney homes featured
Airbnb has launched its new Luxe range featuring more than 2,000 handpicked homes across the world.
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AirbnbTe Kahu, Wanaka, New Zealand
Some of Sydney's most pristine waterfront suburbs have been included as part of Airbnb's new Luxe offering.
Launched this week, the new tier features more than 2,000 handpicked homes around the world, each one passing strict evaluation across more than 300 criteria to meet standards in both design and function.
Prices in Sydney range from $875 AUD/night for a Designer Rooftop Villa near Sydney Opera House to $5,138 AUD/night for a modern cliffside mansion near Coogee Beach.
At a glance:
- Airbnb has launched its luxury tier Luxe featuring more than 2000 luxury properties across the world.
- All homes pass strict evaluation across more than 300 criteria to meet standards in both design and function.
- It comes after Airbnb acquired Luxury Travel in 2017.
International accommodation options range from award-winning homes in New Zealand and South Africa to castles in France and historic villas in Tuscany.
The Fleming Villa in Jamaica where Ian Fleming wrote his famous spy novels is available for $6,397.13/night, as is Nukutepipi in French Polynesia, a private atoll curated by Guy Laliberte, founder of Cirque du Soleil and Lune Rouge, which rents from $210,217.33/night.
The launch of Luxe comes after Airbnb acquired Luxury Retreats in 2017.
Since then, the company said it has been fielding increasing demand from Airbnb guests for luxury properties and experiences, with the number of Airbnb bookings for listings worth at least $1,000 per night increasing by more than 60 per cent in 2018.
Casa Koko, Punta Mita, Mexico. Picture: Airbnb
According to research from Business Wire, the global luxury travel market was valued at US$ 201.07 billion in 2017, and is projected to exhibit a CAGR of 6.7 per cent over the forecast period (2018–2026).
Airbnb Co-Founder Brian Chesky said Luxe was about more than providing high-end accommodation.
"With Airbnb Luxe we are applying the same approach we’ve used since we launched Airbnb more than 11 years ago — creating local, authentic and magical travel moments now in amazing places to stay — to reimagine the way people think and experience luxury travel," he said.
Click here to see more Airbnb Luxe properties for rent.
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