Airbnb has acquired Gaest, an online marketplace for
short-term meeting space rentals. Hosts list
their spaces on the site, and guests can book on the platform for meetings,
workshops, team building events and photo shoots. Gaest will operate as its own
platform, and its content will not appear on Airbnb for the foreseeable future,
according to Airbnb. The Gaest team will report into Airbnb Homes, which is led
by president of Homes Greg Greeley. Gaest lists over 3,000 spaces in
Denmark, Sweden, Australia, Mexico, Belgium, Brazil, Norway, Thailand, Nigeria,
the U.A.E., Ireland, the U.K. and the British Isles' Jersey. Johhny Thorsen,
recently named one of BTN's 25 Most Influential, is a formal
advisor to Gaest.