Singapore hosts see bookings dive as Airbnb shifts focus away from experiences

A street art and street food walk in Chinatown and Little India conducted by Everyday Tour Company. PHOTO: EVERYDAY TOUR COMPANY
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SINGAPORE – Less than a decade ago, people called them “tours”.

But since home-sharing platform Airbnb launched “experiences” in 2016, the term has been rooted in travel vocabulary.

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