Airbnb is giving homeowners $100,000 to build wacky rentals
Imagine sleeping in a spaceship. Or working remotely from a giant potato spud.
Airbnb announced today a new global competition that would allow more guests to pursue such wacky experiences. The 13-year-old vacation rental platform will award $100,000 to 100 imaginative Airbnb hosts with quirky architecture concepts.
While weird ideas are prized, the competition’s judges will also evaluate each applicant’s engineering plans, and will require proof that the rental can be completed within nine months. They’ll also look for sustainable design elements and interiors that are as comfortable and unique as the exterior. Anyone living in a region where Airbnb operates has until July 22 to apply to the so-called “OMG Fund.”
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