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misterbnb is a travel and social networking website that provides rented lodging primarily to individuals in the LGBT community. The site is modeled after Airbnb, providing a searchable database of short-term rentals of homes, rooms, and apartments. The website operates globally and has gone from offering thousands of rooms available in 65 countries〔 to 25,000 hosts in over 130 countries as of 2015. misterbnb was called the "gay Airbnb" by Forbes. The site serves as a catalyst for the gay community to connect in real life, becoming a response for the strong demand for collaborative tourism in the booming niche of gay travel.〔 ==History and formation== misterbnb started as a combination of gay travel website myGayTrip and short-term apartment rental service, Sejourning.〔 It was envisioned as a gay-friendly alternative to Airbnb. Co-founder Matthieu Jost had used services like Airbnb in the past with mixed results. Jost suggested that it was difficult to screen potential hosts to see if they might be gay-friendly. After several uncomfortable experiences, Jost looked into starting his own alternative. The website was launched in the spring of 2013.〔 Since that time, it has featured over 5,000 hosts with rooms and apartments in over 95 countries, including more than 600 vacation rentals in Spain and Portugal alone.〔 In 2013, openly gay model, Johan Akan, was announced as misterbnb's global brand ambassador. By 2015, misterbnb had 25,000 hosts in over 130 countries,〔 making it the largest hotelier in the world. The company was selected for and participated in 500 Startups, one of the largest early-stage accelerators in the world.〔 It was selected by The Next Web as one of the top notable startups from the accelerator. The company also raised $2 million in seed funding at that time.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Misterbnb」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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