Airbnb

Airbnb is an online service for lodging. The name means "AirBed and Breakfast". It is available in 190 countries.
It is based in San Francisco, California.
Overview.
Airbnb clients have the opportunity to give for rent their housing partially or fully to different travelers. The site provides a platform for establishing contact between the owner and the guest. Airbnb is also responsible for money payments. Airbnb offers housing in 65,000 cities in 191 countries of the world. From the moment of founding in August 2008 and until April 2017, more than 150 million people have found housing through the Airbnb website.
History.
Airbnb was founded in 2008 by Brian Chesky, Nathan Blecharczyk and Joe Gebbia. The offices were in San Francisco, then in Hamburg and Berlin.
The company had 21 funding rounds and got $6B in total.
In 2011, the service won an app award on the South by Southwest conference.
In October 2011, the first international office in London was opened.
In 2012, the company made new locations in Paris, Milan, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Moscow, Sydney, Singapore and São Paulo.
In 2015, the office in Cuba was launched.
In 2018, Airbnb Plus and Beyond by Airbnb services were announced to appear.
In 2020, Airbnb became a public company.