Today we’ll be looking at:

• Something I found at the San Francisco Fairmont this afternoon

• A glimpse into Brian Chesky's Airbnb innovation roadmap

The ‘Bee Hotel’ at the San Francisco Fairmont

This afternoon I was at the San Francisco Fairmont, and came across this:

Brilliant! Simple. Great for the environment. A fun attraction for visitors.

BTW: They have some pretty great vintage promotional posters too:

I’d like to see more hotels with history like this show their history through galleries on property (and their website). It does a great job giving a sense of place to guests and visitors.

Learning from Brian Chesky's Airbnb roadmap

Last week Airbnb’s Brian Chesky asked for innovation inspiration from his Twitter followers:

Brian Chesky @bchesky

If Airbnb could launch anything in 2022, what would it be?

10:12 PM ∙ Jan 2, 2022

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For anyone in hospitality, this thread is worth a read to see what people are asking for when it comes to lodging. A few that stood out to me:

Erik Dunteman is Hiring @erikdoingthings

@bchesky Global membership for nomads. I’d pay y’all a 12 month lease to keep me housed around the world.

10:17 PM ∙ Jan 2, 2022

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Jennifer Michelmann @alsterfalter

@bchesky I just want three filters: Small kids-friendly, pet-friendly, has a nice view. I guess I’m not part of your target audience anymore since I got kids 🤷‍♀️. I used to love Airbnb, but it‘s unusable for me if I have to read through all the listings if they have a highchair or cot.

7:26 AM ∙ Jan 3, 2022

𝕻𝖍𝖎𝖑 𝕮𝖆𝖘𝖙𝖗𝖔 @philshungry

@bchesky Selfishly - a way to connect w other random people traveling to the same place at same time via common interests - make friends Logically - crypto payments Hilariously - teleport Seriously - rate safeness of neighborhoods (had a few very nice places in horrible rough hoods)

10:15 PM ∙ Jan 2, 2022

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Matteo Franceschetti @m_franceschetti

@bchesky Partnership with Eight Sleep to make sure all the guests sleep better

2:16 PM ∙ Jan 4, 2022

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Quintin Woods @qdwoods

@bchesky Company retreats. Curate places based on employee count. Spin off a version of the current timeline view for people ops teams to plug in events (custom or Airbnb experiences) and easily share schedule with their teams.

1:34 AM ∙ Jan 3, 2022

Later, he shared the top votes:

Brian Chesky @bchesky

Got 4,000 suggestions. Here are the top 6: 1 - Crypto payments (top suggestion) 2 - Clear pricing displays 3 - Guest loyalty program 4 - Updated cleaning fees 5 - More long-term stays & discounts 6 - Better customer service Already working on most, will look into others now!

Brian Chesky @bchesky

If Airbnb could launch anything in 2022, what would it be?

2:27 AM ∙ Jan 5, 2022

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