Especially in the wake of documentaries like Blackfish and amid growing scrutiny over the damaging environmental and cultural impacts of ecotourism, our generation is done with riding on elephants and swimming with dolphins in a tank that probably feels like jail to them. So far, over 1,000 Animal Experiences, offered in nearly 60 countries, per The New York Times, have emerged on the app at a moment when young people are craving travel experiences that are not only unique, but also ethical and socially aware. This is a goal Airbnb prioritized when figuring out how to make these animal adventures happen: to foster respectful connections between people and animals.
You will never find an Airbnb Experience where you can kiss a dolphin or ride an elephant.As I watched the bees resume business as usual, and as Sager pointed out the translucent, viscous royal jelly - a source of food for larvae and adult queens - in some of the hive cells, my fear gradually gave way to fascination.īy the end of my hour-and-a-half visit with the bees, which Sager hosted in her Alameda, California backyard, I had interacted with honeybees, but without completely disrupting them, and learned a ton about them in the process. As Airbnb explains: "Airbnb Animal Experiences are hosted by caring experts as an antidote to typical tourist attractions that are notorious for ethical concerns. All of the experiences were created with the animal's welfare in mind according to a new animal welfare policy created in collaboration with World Animal Protection. Some examples include high tea in Scotland with some naughty sheep, and a picnic in San Franciso with a pig called Pickles.
The experiences are hosted in locations around the world and feature all different kinds of animals. In an effort to offer consumers a more complete travel experience, Airbnb has expanded its Airbnb Experiences platform to include a new subcategory called 'Airbnb Animal Experiences.' Just as the name suggests, these are immersive travel experiences that involve all types of animals.Īirbnb Animal Experiences is a new branch of the Airbnb platform that lets travelers choose from more than 1,000 different animal-oriented experiences.
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