New to the Community Center? Introduce yourself here ‌👇

[Elisa]

Hello everyone! 😊

Welcome to the Community Center! 👋  I'm @Elisa , one of the Community Managers for our English Community Center along with my lovely team members @Quincy @Paula @Rebecca @Bhumika @Alex @Emilie 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 7+ 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! 🙌 

@Elisa : I was born in Italy 🇮🇹 and as a lover of unique experiences—from exploring the streets of Rome🇮🇹 , Paris 🇫🇷, and Toronto 🇨🇦 to appreciating timeless art and cuisine—I'm here to blend the old with the new. 

@Alex : I'm originally from Spain 🇪🇸, but my passion for traveling made me move to Toronto🇨🇦 this year to explore the culture and add another unforgettable experience to my journey ✈️. I'm also passionate about all kinds of sports ⚽️ (especially football, in which I played at a semi-professional level) and love to discover new dishes everywhere I go. 🥘

@Emilie : I was born in France 🇫🇷, raised in French Polynesia 🌺 and Morocco 🇲🇦, and have settled in the UK for 14 years now! On evenings and weekends, you will find me spending time with my dog, working on a jigsaw, or trying my hand at some new cuisine. 🍲

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🌻,

Elisa

[Maria-Camila23]

Delighted to greet you! I was born in Colombia 🇨🇴 and I’m just starting out in this community — I’ve only been on Airbnb for a month ❤️. I’m passionate about running 🏃‍♀️ , swimming 🏊‍♀️ , dancing 💃 , and studying topics related to artificial intelligence and animals I find fascinating or uncommon 📚. I truly enjoy helping and guiding people so they can take advantage of the different activities and sports available in the area during their stay 🧸. I’m always looking for ways to add extra value to my service.🤲🏻🌟

[Ignacio464]

hola soy ignacio vivo en tamaulipas mexico me encanta leer todos sus comentarios aprendo mucho.

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I am ignacio and I live in tamaulipas mexico I love to read all your comments I learn a lot.

[Google translated added by Community Manager]

[Elisa]

Hi @Ignacio464 😊, 

Welcome to the Community Center!

How is your hosting experience going so far? How many listings do you have at the moment?

Warm regards 🌻,

[Elisa]

Hi @Maria-Camila23 😊, 

Welcome to the Community Center, and thank you for sharing this here!

How has the experience been so far?
Have you already welcomed your first guest?

Warm regards 🌻,

[Ana41216]

Hello everyone, I'm Ana and I've recently become the host of a weekend house in Serbia on the banks of the Danube.

I'm joining you in the hope that I'll find plenty of advice to improve my business and my accommodation 🌱

[Elisa]

Hi @Ana41216 😊,

Welcome to the Community Center!

How many listings do you have at the moment?

If you’d like to receive recommendations on how to improve your listing 👉 Ask for listing critique on the Community Center. 

Warm regards 🌻,

[Kashyap5]

Hi Guys,

My name is Kashyap. I am from Gangtok, Sikkim. It is a small state in the foothills of the Himalayas in India.

I am very new to Airbnb. I just finished furnishing my place and have listed it just today! I am a hungry learner and would love pointers and advices. Cheers!

[Paul8990]

Hello host colleagues, I am Paul from the Netherlands. I am a (super) host for more than 10 years and  happy to be able to travel and at the same time share my house to airbnb guests. Both host and guests happy , what more can we wish for. 
I came across this medium only just a while ago because most of my questions/ worries cannot be answered by the support office. Though they are always super friendly, unfortunately they nearly never supply any clear direct answers on my issues. 
I hope to find them on this platform. 
just opened a threat about non transparency of the guest favorite batch and will open up another one about a way to formally bring up issues to the host advisory board members board 

looking forward contributing in making airbnb better and more transparent! 
yours friendly, Paul F. 

[Amine363]

Hello everyone,
I'm originally from Morocco 🇲🇦 and currently living in France.
I’ve been passionate about hospitality for years, and I love making guests feel at home.

I'm excited to connect with fellow co-hosts and learn from this amazing global community 

[Alejandro2108]

Hello friends! My name is Alejandro. I am Argentine. But I have been traveling around the world for a long time. I study the peculiarities of tradition and culture. As an owner, I have experience receiving guests in Turkey, Tunisia, Montenegro. I am open to communication and new friends! Thank you!

[Alex]

Welcome, @Alejandro2108! 

It's a pleasure to have you here in the Community. We have a lot of travellers so I'm sure you will be able to connect with a lot of them (I'm one of them). ✈️

What brought to the Community? Are you planning to start hosting soon? 🏡

[Kim4917]

Hello from Oakridge, Oregon!  My name is Kim. My husband and I joined AirBnB  about a 2 months after leaving Evolve (we only have one listing so far). We are excited to start this journey- but have lots of concerns and questions. We are not in this to make lots of $- more to have it help us with costs associated with having a second home.  We love our place and are worried others will not respect the space and hard work we put into making it beautiful. I suppose we all worry about this.... 

*I would love some feedback on our listing. We are planning to retake a couple of photos since we have more art up....

https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/1380748237535525060?adults=6&check_in=2025-05-13&check_out=2025-05-15&s...

Thank you for having this supportive community and for your ideas and support. 💙

[Alex]

Hi @Kim4917!

First of all, congratulations for this project that you started with your husband! I'm sure that everything is going to go well.

Asking for advice is a great idea. A lot of hosts are willing to help new hosts in the Community center in order to help them start with tips and recommendations. What do you think of creating a new thread in the board "Manage my listing" and asking for a critique my listing?  I'm going to leave you here a link where they explain how to ask for a critique my listing: This is the link.👈 

Let me know if you need any help!

Best, 

Alex

[Youssef282]

Bonjour du Maroc, pays multiculturel, région de Chtouka Ait Baha. Je réside actuellement dans la ville de BIOUGRA. Je me retrouve lorsque je vois le confort des hôtes pendant leur séjour, et j'attends avec impatience la possibilité de développer mes capacités à explorer les montagnes de l'Anti-Atlas, en fournissant un hébergement et en explorant la Vallée Perdue accompagnée d'activités éducatives, culturelles, sportives et récréatives. Notre devise est que chaque étape réussie mérite une étape supplémentaire.

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Google Translation added by Community Manager:  

Hello from Morocco, a multicultural country, in the Chtouka Ait Baha region. I currently reside in the city of Biougra. I find myself when I see the comfort of guests during their stay, and I look forward to the opportunity to develop my skills exploring the Anti-Atlas Mountains, providing accommodation and exploring the Lost Valley accompanied by educational, cultural, sports, and recreational activities. Our motto is that every successful step deserves another step.