anikethanda

A quarter of people who have installed it use it weekly. So I think there are some digital nomads that are actively using it. I'm also curious about percentage of users who use it annually as most people don't book Airbnbs that often.

As of now, all transactions and support happen on host side. It helps you find available listings that direct prices thats it, similar to how Google helps you find businesses. Currently, guests rely on Airbnb ratings and reviews to pick good hosts. In my direct booking experience, the ratings translate. As in a good host is a good host, and their service don't go down if it was booked directly. Though I do think there is space for reviews and ratings on OpenBnB if it scales.

I want to bring value to both guests and hosts first before capturing it. Though I do think there is immense potential to monetize it on host side of things if starts to get them good amount of direct bookings. Until then, I'll just keep running the service for free (it doesn't cost that much to run)

Thanks! I do think so too, esp. now that the vacation rental market is maturing there are more and more individual hosts either turning into professional hosts or hiring a professional property manager to host their homes. These professional hosts more often than not have their own direct booking website.