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Airbnb Introduces $10,000,000 OMG! Fund for World’s Craziest Listing Ideas

by Kimberly Inlander

Jul 17, 2022

Photo 89068861 / Airbnb © Mohamed Ahmed Soliman | Dreamstime.com

Do you have a wild idea for accommodations? Good news, because Airbnb is on the lookout for the world’s craziest spaces, and the company is even willing to help pay. The $10,000,000 OMG! Fund seeks ideas from designers, architects, DIYers and makers worldwide. The fund’s $10 million will go toward helping finance 100 of the craziest ideas, allowing idea-makers to turn them into actual Airbnb OMG! Category listings. The OMG! Category includes Airbnb’s most unique homes.

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Photo 89068861 / Airbnb © Mohamed Ahmed Soliman | Dreamstime.com

Submit applications here. The chosen 100 receive $100,000 each to make their creations, with ideas judged by an expert panel on originality, feasibility, the experience and sustainability. The fund is open through July 22.

Judges include Iris Apfel, irreverent centenarian style icon; Koichi Takada, founder of Sydney-based international Koichi Takada Architects; Kristie Wolfe, the Airbnb Superhost behind Potato Hotel, Crystal Peak Lookout and more; and Bruce Vaughn, vice president of experiential creative product, Airbnb.

— Kim Krol Inlander, editor in chief

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