From CIA Aspirant to Travel Entrepreneur: Why He’s Building a Platform Where Airbnb Hosts Can Travel for Free

2024-03-08

Meet Landon Wilkinson, Co-Founder of Hostshare — a new platform that enables short-term rental hosts to trade unbooked nights in exchange for free travel. Growing up Landon wanted to be a spy — he went so far as to write a letter to the CIA asking them to recruit him …he even had a code name which you’ll hear about shortly! And while Landon never wound up pursuing a career in espionage, the boldness he had as a child has followed him along his journey of becoming an entrepreneur. In this episode, Landon shares:

Meet Landon Wilkinson, Co-Founder of Hostshare — a new platform that enables short-term rental hosts to trade unbooked nights in exchange for free travel.

Growing up Landon wanted to be a spy — he went so far as to write a letter to the CIA asking them to recruit him …he even had a code name which you’ll hear about shortly!

And while Landon never wound up pursuing a career in espionage, the boldness he had as a child has followed him along his journey of becoming an entrepreneur.

In this episode, Landon shares:

Where the idea of Hostshare first came from and why he believes a travel platform for Airbnb hosts is needed
The specific rules and guard rails he and the team had to create to ensure the platform would be exciting for hosts that own mansions in Miami and also hosts that own condos in Detroit.
How they plan on monetizing the platform
And so much more.

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