Airbnb Launches Airbnb Plus In Kuala Lumpur

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Airbnb Launches Airbnb Plus in Kuala Lumpur 
Kuala Lumpur is the Airbnb’s third city in Southeast Asia to launch a new selection of beautiful homes of the highest quality 
Airbnb, the world's leading community-driven travel platform, today welcomes its next stage of growth in Malaysia with the launch of Airbnb Plus in Kuala Lumpur. With more than two million guest arrivals the past year to Malaysia, Airbnb wants to help travellers look for more unique stays based on trusted recommendations. 
Loft Apartment with Views of Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Airbnb

Airbnb Plus is a selection of homes of the highest quality offered by hosts with great reviews and attention to detail. Every Airbnb Plus home has been verified for quality by a third party, giving added assurance to guests about the quality of their stay. 
Mike Orgill, Airbnb General Manager of Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan, highlights how the programme caters to broadening appeal of Airbnb to even more guests. “Airbnb Plus represents a new tier of homes that are personally verified for all the comforts and amenities we know travelers expect when they live away from home. Additionally, we want to recognise hosts who go above and beyond to provide outstanding hospitality.” 
He continues, “Kuala Lumpur is our third city in Southeast Asia to launch Plus, and I’m very excited that the continuous growth of our local host community has allowed us to expand our product and cater to growing traveler demand for local, authentic hospitality in Malaysia.” 
Located within some of Kuala Lumpur’s most sought after neighborhoods, Airbnb Plus is intended for guests looking for one-of-a-kind, thoughtfully designed, beautiful homes with exceptional hosts. Airbnb Plus hosts are highly rated (4.8+ out of 5) and receive excellent reviews, providing added peace of mind for guests. Airbnb Plus homes have been inspected and verified in person by a third party against a 100+ point checklist covering cleanliness, comfort and design. Airbnb Hosts can benefit from top placement on Airbnb’s app and website, in-home services, expert photography and premium customer support. 
Malaysia is an important and fast growing market for Airbnb with 99% growth in guest arrivals in Malaysia, and 63% growth in Malaysians using the service to travel in the past year alone. Specifically for Kuala Lumpur, Airbnb saw an impressive 103% increase in foreign and domestic travel into the city, where Airbnb Plus will be a great option for families during peak travel periods such as the upcoming December holiday. 
The appetite isn’t only for travelling on Airbnb; there has been an almost 60% year-on-year increase in the number of Malaysians wanting to share their homes too. This is off the back of Airbnb’s success in launching Experiences across the country and developing key strategic partnerships including an Memorandum of Collaboration (MOC) with the Malaysian Productivity Corporation (MPC), and a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC). Both collaborations aim to drive inclusive, sustainable development of tourism in Malaysia through healthy travel and hospitality entrepreneurship. 
Airbnb has always been about transforming the way people travel by allowing them to live like locals. With Airbnb Plus, Airbnb takes this a step further, adding a new tier of homes verified for quality and comfort. 
Here are some newly launched Airbnb Plus listings that you can book in Kuala Lumpur

Sleek Apartment in a High-rise with a Luxe Poolside Terrace



Latitude Arty Studio Just Outside Kuala Lumpur



#R1 The Robertson 4pax Suite S3805



Premium Loft @Empire City Mall Damansara




About Airbnb 
Founded in 2008, Airbnb’s mission is to create a world where people can belong through healthy travel that is local, authentic, diverse, inclusive and sustainable. Airbnb uniquely leverages technology to economically empower millions of people around the world to unlock and monetize their spaces, passions and talents to become hospitality entrepreneurs. Airbnb’s accommodation marketplace provides access to 5+ million unique places to stay in more than 81,000 cities and 191 countries. 
With Experiences, Airbnb offers unprecedented access to local communities and interests through 15,000 unique, handcrafted activities run by hosts across 1,000+ markets around the world. Airbnb's people-to-people platform benefits all its stakeholders, including hosts, guests, employees and the communities in which it operates. 
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