Social networking service Airbnb and Dutch airline company KLM have announced a long-term partnership following the recent success of the latter’s aircraft apartment competition, according to a press release.
The new partnership will allow users of KLM’s website to search for accommodation on Airbnb when booking flights.
The airline has also developed a travel guide that details the lodging website’s accommodations in more than 600 destinations.
“Airbnb and KLM both connect people around the world and our product portfolios are complimentary: no long flight without accommodation,” said Martijn van der Zee, senior vice president of e-commerce at Air France-KLM.
“And since both companies share a passion in offering their customers an inspiring travel experience, it made perfect sense to join forces,” he added.
Country manager for Airbnb Nordics & Netherlands Even Heggernes shared in van der Zee’s enthusiasm:
“Airbnb guests and KLM travellers look for many of the same things when they travel; homey comfort, great experiences and a personal touch. With KLM’s great flight connections to off-the-beaten-track destinations such as Bogota and Almatay, there’s plenty of opportunity to explore Airbnb listings in 190 countries, including apartments, houses, villas, tree houses, boats and even igloos,” said Heggernes in a statement.
Some of Airbnb’s unique accommodations will be available on KLM’s website homepage in early 2015.
The two companies kicked off their partnership with the aforementioned aircraft apartment competition, in which KLM transformed an airplane into an apartment and listed it on Airbnb.
The three winners were offered the opportunity to experience the unique apartment.
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