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Post by High Priestess on Jun 16, 2016 14:52:02 GMT
See the article: www.inc.com/christine-lagorio/airbnb-rio-olympic-plans.htmlIt's two months until the Olympic torch and a parade of international athletes enter MaracanĂ£ Stadium in Rio de Janeiro to open the 2016 Olympic Games.
And about an hour flight from Rio, in a new office in Sao Paolo, Airbnb's nearly 20 Brazilian staffers are in crunch time.
Back in March, Airbnb won a bid to become the "official alternate accommodation service provider" of the 2016 Olympic Games. That's a mouthful, but it's the first time such a title has been doled out at any Olympics. By scoring this plaudit, Airbnb beat out local services Hotel Urbano (a vacation-package sale site) and Alugue Temporada (a property-rental site popular in Brazil and owned by HomeAway). Airbnb has not disclosed how much the contract is worth, and Rio 2016 has not responded to a request for comment on the partnership.
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