Airbnb today has announced that its new split payment feature that was first piloted this past summer is now rolling out globally.
Airbnb shared in a press release that split payments was one of the top requested features after founder and CEO Brian Chesky asked for feedback on Twitter last year. The company’s research also found that group travel was popular.
Airbnb had a successful pilot of the feature with over 80,000 groups in 175 countries, using over 44 currencies and now the feature is rolling out to all users. Interesting enough, beyond just making planning and booking trips much easier, Airbnb found split payments will save users a good amount of money.
Here’s how the feature works:
Airbnb accepts Apple Pay through its iOS app which can make booking trips even easier. Apple is expected to bring its own new payment feature, Apple Pay Cash to users with the upcoming release of iOS 11.2.
Airbnb is a free download from the App Store.
