The vacation rental platform is redesigning its app and expanding its offerings with the launch of Airbnb Services and Airbnb Experiences, letting users go beyond booking a room or home stay and choose from a variety of amenities, similar to what hotel chains and cruises offer to guests.

Airbnb has rolled out an extensive new effort to make services from professional chefs, local tour guides, celebrities and others available through its platform.

Airbnb announced on May 13 it is introducing new services and experiences that will be available to travelers in a redesigned app.

"Novelty is cool. It's exciting. I want to be new (and) fresh," Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky told AFP in Los Angeles, where he is presenting a new offering that could bring haircuts and other services into your holiday home.

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Share on Facebook Share on Twitter AirBNB founder and CEO Brian Chesky announced that they’re adding new services. These include things like massages and personal training, plus experiences tailored t

Airbnb is evolving the way it connects guests with the cities they are visiting. During a keynote address Tuesday in Los Angeles, CEO Brian Chesky highlighted the company’s humble roots as a

Brian Chesky is hoping to take the company to new heights with a major rebrand. “Basically,” he says, “it’s the Airbnb of anything.”