Airbnb is a website for people to list, find and rent accommodation?

Airbnb is a website for people to list, find and rent accommodation. It was founded in August 2008 and based in San Francisco, California. Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia created the initial concept for AirBed&Breakfast during a conference attended by many people who were unable to book a hotel because the city was completely full. They changed their living - room into bed and breakfast accommodation and this helped them to pay for their loft in San Francisco. In March 2009, the name Airbedandbreakfast. Com was shortened to Airbnb. Com and the site had expanded from air beds and shared spaces to a variety of properties including entire homes and apartments, castles, boats, tree houses, igloos and private islands. In 2010 the site was considered one of the best places to find accommodation worldwide. Its successful system connects users who are categorized as “hosts” and “guests”. Hosts register on this website and can publish up to 24 photographs of the property. Guests register too and send a private email to the host of the house where they’d like to stay. Hosts have 24 hours to accept or decline the reservation. Airbnb facilitates online payments which the host receives 24 hours after check - in (payments include security deposits and cleaning fees). After their stay, all guests must write a comment on the house which will help other guests to choose the property. Hosts must send information about the city, and any house rules and help guests with any problems they may have. Vocabulary Host : a person who receives people in his or her home Guest : a person who spends some time in another’s home Ref : Adapted from Wikipedia. Com 1. Answer the following questions from the text. (2 points. 0, 5 each) a) How did Airbnb start? B) What kind of properties can you find on the website nowadays? C) What must the host do? D) What must the guest do.