Airbnb encourages you to #HostWithHer
At Airbnb, we celebrate the importance of women in our growing community, as well as their inspiring stories.
Embracing this year’s International Women’s Day theme #EachForEqual, Airbnb invites women and allies to #HostWithHer and discover the joy of hosting.
Over 50% of all Airbnb hosts in Asia Pacific today are women, who are using our platform to support their self-made livelihoods and achieving greater financial, professional, and social empowerment. At the same time, they are creating meaningful connections and fostering memorable travel experiences for guests around the world.
Come join our incredible community of women hosts who’re making a positive difference for themselves and for women everywhere. Here are some of their amazing stories:
Gauriben is one of the many women who started hosting as part of an initiative created by the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) and Airbnb to bring livelihood opportunities to rural areas in India. Gauriben’s house lies in the village of Bakutra in Gujarat province—a thatched-roof house with three small rooms with cots topped with intricately hand-embroidered sheets. As an Airbnb host, she has welcomed guests from around the world and now earns more in a month from hosting on Airbnb than from an entire year of harvesting crops.
Gauriben is one of the many women who started hosting as part of an initiative created by the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) and Airbnb to bring livelihood opportunities to rural areas in India. Gauriben’s house lies in the village of Bakutra in Gujarat province—a thatched-roof house with three small rooms with cots topped with intricately hand-embroidered sheets. As an Airbnb host, she has welcomed guests from around the world and now earns more in a month from hosting on Airbnb than from an entire year of harvesting crops.
Hailing from Jaipur, Shivina strongly believes in women’s empowerment and its importance in society. She brings years of experience from her international development and corporate work to the Princess Diya Kumari Foundation (PDKF). Founded in 2013, PDKF strives to provide a path for a better future for disadvantaged women and girls in Rajasthan who face cultural, social and economic barriers. Through Shivina’s Airbnb Experience, the guests get an opportunity to learn from the Foundation women how to make local traditional handicrafts.
Hailing from Jaipur, Shivina strongly believes in women’s empowerment and its importance in society. She brings years of experience from her international development and corporate work to the Princess Diya Kumari Foundation (PDKF). Founded in 2013, PDKF strives to provide a path for a better future for disadvantaged women and girls in Rajasthan who face cultural, social and economic barriers. Through Shivina’s Airbnb Experience, the guests get an opportunity to learn from the Foundation women how to make local traditional handicrafts.
Anne has always been committed to support the development of rural communities in Meghalaya, and Airbnb represents a medium through which she continues to champion this cause. Anne loves to research about the traditional cultural stories associated with the communities of Meghalaya, as well as raise awareness about these issues and changes taking place. Having extensively travelled across India, she has consistently been greeted with kindness and hospitality. Being an Airbnb host gives her an outlet to return this warmth and generosity to travellers who visit Meghalaya.
Anne has always been committed to support the development of rural communities in Meghalaya, and Airbnb represents a medium through which she continues to champion this cause. Anne loves to research about the traditional cultural stories associated with the communities of Meghalaya, as well as raise awareness about these issues and changes taking place. Having extensively travelled across India, she has consistently been greeted with kindness and hospitality. Being an Airbnb host gives her an outlet to return this warmth and generosity to travellers who visit Meghalaya.
For Pooja, Airbnb has been a window into a whole new world over the last seven years. She first started hosting in 2013, and has since met guests from different corners of the world that introduced her and her family to a melting pot of new cultures. The global exposure that Pooja received through interacting with her Airbnb guests helped her in her journey from an educator in Bangalore to an Indian cultural ambassador in a top Ivy League university. With Airbnb, Pooja became the first woman entrepreneur in her family and helped support the family of her house-help who lives in a tiny village in West Bengal.
For Pooja, Airbnb has been a window into a whole new world over the last seven years. She first started hosting in 2013, and has since met guests from different corners of the world that introduced her and her family to a melting pot of new cultures. The global exposure that Pooja received through interacting with her Airbnb guests helped her in her journey from an educator in Bangalore to an Indian cultural ambassador in a top Ivy League university. With Airbnb, Pooja became the first woman entrepreneur in her family and helped support the family of her house-help who lives in a tiny village in West Bengal.
