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[Bhumika]

Hello everyone! 😊

Welcome to the Community Center! 👋  I'm @Bhumika , one of the Community Managers for our English Community Center along with my lovely team members @Quincy @Paula and @Rebecca   and we are thrilled to have you join us.

Let's kickstart this thread with a little about us Community Managers:

@Quincy : I'm from the Netherlands 🇳🇱 I have been on the Community Center for 6+ years, and have been an Airbnb Host myself. I love cycling🚲, playing football⚽, and travelling🌏 . I love how dynamic and diverse the Community Center is as we meet Hosts from all around the globe. 

@Bhumika :  🌍 I was born in Gujarat, India 🇮🇳 , and shifted to Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦 last year! 📷 I recently realized my love for photography and aesthetics. I love to capture mundane life and candid pictures. 🌆 When I'm not working, you'll find me binge-watching thriller movies or exploring history.

@Paula : I am from Colombia 🇨🇴 and currently living in British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦. I have a passion for Latin American culture (I love to dance 💃) . I've had the opportunity to visit around 20 countries 🌎 and plan to visit many more. In my free time, I enjoy outdoor activities, especially mountain biking 🚲 and hiking 🏔.

@Rebecca : I'm from Cardiff in Wales originally but being a military child and a veterans spouse, I've travelled and lived in a lot of different places in the UK and Europe. I'm an environmentalist 🌿 and like to minimise my impact on the planet 🌎 as well as volunteering in my local community.  I love sea swimming 🌊 yoga on the beach 🧘‍ and I'm a children's yoga instructor too! 🙌 

Now it's your turn! Tell us a bit about yourself. Where are you from? And is there something special about the location of your accommodation that you'd like to share?

Looking forward to getting to know you all!

Warm regards,

Bhumika

[Bianca-Jade0]

Thanks very much Bhumika

So the name we came up with the help of my friend's "The Camping Crew".... We have a group of four  (4) family's (Adults & Kids) that have been going on holiday together for the last 10 years.

We all were throwing some names around and this one stuck with me, I felt it described my place perfectly. 

I have listed all my amenities and loads of photos. I see you can only become a Super Host after a Year with other criteria but I would love to know how to market my listing to get more traction. If there any advise you can give me for this I would greatly appreciate it.

Keep in touch, thanks Bianca

[Sara10285]

Hi!

I am co-hosting together with my partner, since we bought a house in the countryside just over an hour from where we live. 

Initially we listed our house as a way to make an income when we're not there, so that we can improve the property quicker. But now after three hostings I feel that an added benefit is to offer an affordable way for five people to go on holiday for a week. It's also located in an un-assuming spot, yet a 15-30-minute drive from there you reach amazing beaches, nature reserves, woods and a UNESCO-listed wetland area.

/Sara

[Bhumika]

Hi @Sara10285 ! Welcome to the Community Center 🌻 Congratulations on your hosting journey 😍 

I noticed that you've received amazing reviews from the guests so far! Do you have specific strategies in place to ensure a great stay for guests?

[Sara10285]

Hi Bhumika

One thing that has been very appreciated is the welcome note with a picture of me and my partner that we put on the kitchen table, and I guess it helps that we put two bottles of bubbly next to it - one with alcohol and one without. We have had a minimum 5-nights stay rule so we think two bottles is a good level of a welcome gift.

We can't be there to greet guests so we have made an effort so that everything is self-explanatory around the house. One guest appreciated that it was 'free of clutter' and this has been conscious on our side. A bit of a challenge since we use the house a lot ourselves so removing our personal items before hosting has been a priority.

Sara

[Sandra6991]

Hi everyone.

I'm originally  from Colombia, I'm living in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I'm thrilled to be part of this Airbnb community as a Host and Co-Host. I’m passionate about creating memorable experiences for my guests, for this reason I decided to focus on Airbnb property management and offer to this community solutions about  maintenance and administration of your business, vacational short rent properties.

I can support you with cleaning service, painting, pressure washer, landscaping maintenance, handyman, renovations for kitchen, floor and bathrooms. You can take care of receiving the profits and we keep your investment in good condition without you having to worry about the details. My company with an excellent team will do for you. You can contact us at** we offer our services in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Sarasota and Brandenton FLORIDA.

Looking forward to engaging with you all and contributing to this amazing community!

Best regards,

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[Sławomir8]

Hello, my name is Slawomir, i came from Poland, in city of Gdansk i had flat which are available for Airbnb community. I am working as engineer, because of my job i am travel a lot and very often visiting Airbnb places. In my free time i like to go to gym.

[Rebecca]

Hi @Sławomir8 👋

A huge welcome to the Community Center! It's so great to have you here 🎉

How long have you been a host for? 😊

[Sławomir8]

Thank you 🙂 I am started with first quest at November 2023. Now is my first summer vacation time, a lot people interested to share flat, we have summer, nice weather and beautiful beaches in south seaside of Baltic Sea.

[Kumar467]

I was born in Gujarat but grew up in states from high school, college and University. I also have lived in Toronto Downtown for quite some time. I love traveling and been traveling for last 7 years including 19 countries. I love photography, hiking, exploring nature, adventures, adrenaline sports, cars, sky diving in Dubai , scuba diving in Philippines, climbing in Nepal or Red Canyons, Road trips in New Zealand and just being a city guy in New York, Vegas, Toronto, Manila, Singapore, Dubai, Sydney, Malaysia and now in Los Angeles and San Francisco! Love to explore places in California, recently got a condo in San Diego and renting it to some university girls for now till I find the next adventures.

[Rebecca]

Hi @Kumar467 👋

Wow! That's a lot of extreme activities and lots of wonderful places you've visited! Do you have a favourite place that you've been to, and what's on your bucket list of places to go? 😊

[Kumar467]

I’m trying to build a business in Netherlands 🇳🇱 and Switzerland 🇨🇭 which will give me an opportunity to start exploring Europe. Right now I am in California to find a beautiful sailboat ⛵️ which can be part of my sail plan to Europe. I will cross atlantic through Panama 🇵🇦, Costa rica 🇨🇷, Guatemala 🇬🇹 could be a stop as well to explore , puerto rico 🇵🇷 and then few stops along the way to get to Portugal 🇵🇹, sell boat and start road trip for Italy , Germany 🇩🇪 , Austria 🇦🇹, Greece 🇬🇷 and so on… till I settle in Swiss and grow a business there. Giving it couple years for this journey and sail trip will be 3 months from Cali to Portugal. 🙂

[Aimee259]

Hi I'm Aimee. I live in Baltimore Maryland. New to hosting. 

[Vasudha2]

Hi I’m Vasudha, I am new to hosting in Noida, Delhi NCR. As I live alone and my space will be shared with the guest, I would like to host women only at my place. I have been a corporate person all my life who loves to cook, travel and meet new people. This will be yet another adventure so I wonder how it will turn out to be.

[Jasmine619]

Hello, my name is Jasmine and I am from Dublin, Ireland. I am hosting a cottage located near to the beautiful village of Castlegregory on the Dingle Peninsula, Co Kerry. 

[Michael9180]

Hello all!
I'm Michael, an ex-morning radio, Dir of Creative Technology at an events agency. My intro has a few moving parts. Hope it's thin enough to avoid being called a "trauma dump" LOL.
In the mid 1970's, my parents built a 3-story rental chalet that sleeps 20 at Crystal Mountain, a golf and ski resort in the North of Michigan's lower peninsula. We WERE on the 1st hole fairway/green, which had just been seeded back then. It's now the 9th hole of 36, and we're in the heart of a huge resort. It has been rented year round the majority of my younger life, but I still grew up golfing and skiing when it was open. We also had a family cottage on a lake where I did all the traditional water stuff.

I'm now 55, Mom has dementia, and my late-Parkinson's father just had a stroke. Taking over their affairs, I quickly realized that the only "retirement plans" they had were SSI and the chalet income... which won't cover their current care needs. They owned an ad agency when I was growing up, and evidently didn't set up any kind of retirement during those decades.

I live 3.5 hours South of the resort (as did they) and they already have a company managing it. They had it on the old "H - A" website (now VB), which does only ok. I've taken it over, put it here on Air BnB, and I'm hopeful I can return it to being mostly full and also rent their house out, so they can stay together in assisted living as long as possible. I know I'll need much better pics when I can get up there. Maybe I can trade a weekend with a good property photographer LOL.

I'm a techy with a marketing background, but new to the "property owner" game. ANY advise is welcome!
Cheers, Folks