5 Apr 2018

Global giant Air BnB looks to Pacific expansion

From , 3:03 pm on 5 April 2018

The home accommodation provider Airbnb is holding a workshop this week in the Cook Islands as part of a regional push to try to attract more locals to join.

The company has teamed up with Pacific Trade Invest Australia to provide training through a series of workshops across the Pacific.

The first workshop was in Samoa back in February, and the Cook Islands is holding theirs on 6 April. 

Cook Islands Tourism's marketing manager says she's witnessed rapid growth in this type of accommodation already. 

Karla Eggelton told Sara Vui-Talitu the workshops are being seen as a way to empower locals to earn a living with minimal investment.

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