Booking an Airbnb on Perk for the first time

This article walks you through setting up your Airbnb account and authorizing Perk to book on your behalf before your first booking. You only need to complete these steps once, whether you book through the Airbnb tab or Concierge.

Note: You may not see the Airbnb tab yet. If that's the case, book your Airbnb through Concierge instead. For more information, see Book an Airbnb on Perk.

In short: you add your work email to your Airbnb account, then add Perk as a travel booker. After that, Perk can book Airbnb stays for you.

Preparing for your first Airbnb booking

Booking an Airbnb on Perk for the first time starts with three things to check before you book:

  • At least one traveler on your trip needs an Airbnb account. If none of the travelers have one, create one before you book. For more information, see Airbnb's Help Center.
  • Your Airbnb account needs to be verified, so your booking goes smoothly. For more information, see Airbnb's Help Center.
  • You need to authorize Perk to make bookings on your behalf. The next two sections show you how.

For example, if Sarah is booking a stay for herself and her colleague Alex, only one of them needs an Airbnb account. That person is the one who authorizes Perk.

Adding your work email in Airbnb

Adding your work email in Airbnb is the first part of authorizing Perk to make bookings on your behalf. Airbnb uses your work email to link your account to business travel.

  1. Sign in to your Airbnb account.
  2. In the top right corner, select the menu next to your profile picture, then select Account settings.
  3. Select Travel for work.
  4. Enter your work email and select Add work email.
  5. Go to your inbox, open the email from Airbnb, and select Confirm work email.

Once you confirm your work email, you're ready for the second part.

Adding Perk as a travel booker

Adding Perk as a travel booker in your Airbnb account is the second part of authorizing Perk to make bookings on your behalf. A travel booker is someone you allow to book trips for you in Airbnb. In this case, that's Perk.

  1. Go back to Airbnb. Your work email now shows as added. Next to Booking permissions, select Manage.
  2. Under People who can book trips for you, select Add a travel booker.
  3. Enter trips@travelperk.com and select Send request.

Tip: Complete both parts before you send your booking. If you've already sent a Concierge request, Airbnb emails you to ask for your authorization, and booking requests can expire if you don't accept it promptly.

Continuing your booking

After you authorize Perk as a travel booker in Airbnb, you can continue your Airbnb booking in Perk in one of 2 ways:

You've now learned how to get your Airbnb account ready for Perk: you confirmed your work email and added Perk as a travel booker. For future bookings, you can skip this tutorial and go straight to the booking steps.

Airbnb stays aren't booked instantly. After your trip is approved, the Customer Care team completes the booking with Airbnb. To change or cancel a booking, see Change an Airbnb booking. To learn what to expect from cancellations and refunds, see How Airbnb refunds work.

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