Select Airbnb Originals: Requesting to book

Certain Airbnb Originals require a request to book the most extraordinary experiences hosted by the world’s greatest icons. You can find them featured in the Experiences section of the homepage, when available. These select Airbnb Originals are different from most Airbnb Originals, giving eligible Airbnb users the opportunity to submit booking requests.

What to know before you request to book

Certain Airbnb Originals hosted by the world’s biggest icons will require a request to book and won’t be available to book instantly. For those Airbnb Original offerings where you are asked to submit a request to book, here is some helpful guidance.

• To submit a request to book, you need to have the Airbnb mobile app, an active Airbnb account, a completed profile, and be a resident of an eligible country or region.
• You can find these Airbnb Originals listings in the Experiences homepage tab; look for the Airbnb Originals carousel.
• In the Airbnb mobile app, you can turn on notifications to alert you when the booking request period opens for each select Airbnb Original. To turn on notifications, tap Notify me on each listing page.
• Each of these select Airbnb Originals will be open for booking requests for a limited time. To submit a request, choose your dates, add your guests, answer a question and fill out your profile. We will randomly choose a set of potential guests, review their answers for a unique perspective, passion for travel, and connection to the experience, and invite selected guests to book. See full rules here, including age and geographic eligibility, how data will be used, odds of being selected and other terms.
• It won’t cost you anything to submit a request to book.
• If selected, you’ll receive an invitation to book with a digital golden ticket via email; you’ll also receive a push notification if you have reminders turned on. You'll have 24 hours to complete the booking before it expires. Travel costs are not included.