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THE DISRUPTORS

       Accommodation
       listing website
       is opening new
       doorways to the
       African continent

                           Airbnb, which is disrupting the global hospitality industry
                           by allowing individuals to rent out their homes, apartments
                           and rooms, boasts more than two-million listings in
                           34 000 cities and 192 countries. Recently the online
                           platform identified Africa as one of its growth markets.

                                                                                                                                                                             Kilimanjaro dreaming
                                                                                                                                                                            … Godwin Ndosi uses
                                                                                                                                                                             the Airbnb website to
                                                                                                                                                                  successfully market his tourist
                                                                                                                                                                      accommodation business

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