on september 1st, invest shenzhen and airbnb information technology (beijing) co., ltd. (hereinafter referred to as airbnb) signed a cooperation agreement to strengthen exchanges and collaboration in fields such as the sharing economy, internet and tourism. chen biao, vice mayor of shenzhen, mike orgill, asia pacific region public policy director at airbnb, among many others attended the signing ceremony.
airbnb, founded in august 2008 and headquartered in san francisco, california, is the world's most well-known house rental sharing platform. airbnb can provide a variety of accommodation information for users and is valued at up to $25.5 billion. the signing of the strategic cooperation agreement in shenzhen reflects the city's leading spirit in the innovative sharing economy business model, while helping airbnb to open a new chapter of its business in china and speed up the pace of its march into the local market. "shenzhen has always been strongly supportive of innovation and technology development," said mr. orgill. "airbnb, as a global platform for accommodation sharing, gives landlords and tenants the opportunity to enjoy a unique travel experience across the world and it is an honor for airbnb to cooperate with shenzhen."
under the agreement, airbnb, as a company that already has a vast number of global users across 191 countries and regions, will establish a long-term, close and pragmatic cooperative relationship with shenzhen. airbnb hopes to promote the development of the tourism industry of shenzhen through its own platform, allowing its users worldwide to learn about the city's high-quality tourism and accommodation options as well as contributing to extensive exchanges between users from different countries and different cultural backgrounds. airbnb plans to share with shenzhen the regional characteristics of promotional campaigns from around the world and carry out in-depth discussion on collaborating on innovative models, and promote the city's tourism.
as the global leading homestay short-rental platform, airbnb has a profound understanding of the importance of non-governmental exchanges and the development of communities. the internationalization of a city's tourism industry and cultural exchanges between people complement each other. airbnb can lay a solid foundation for the internationalization of shenzhen's tourism by means of its own rich experience.
it has been reported that shenzhen is the first chinese city to sign a cooperation agreement with airbnb. aiming to become a "modern international creative city," shenzhen is strengthening its innovation genes by constantly absorbing various innovative global elements, so that the city can maintain its innovation advantage. significant progress has been made in constructing a modern international city, distinctive in its innovation. the signing of the memorandum of strategic cooperation means that in the future, airbnb will further intensify its efforts to promote the development of innovation for both sides.
