• Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said Friday that a post-pandemic future of decentralized living will be a boon to the company.
  • “If I can do my job from a house in Atlanta, that means a lot of people could travel all over the world and live, not just travel,” Chesky said.
  • The chief executive also said he anticipates that bookings will skyrocket once international travel restrictions loosen.

Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky told CNBC on Friday that a post-Covid pandemic future of flexible living and working arrangements will be a boon to the company.

Chesky, who is on a nationwide tour of Airbnb stays in an effort to “improve the experience” for customers, said he expects sustained adoption of remote work will create a new segment of working travelers.

“They can do what I can do — I’m running a pretty large company off of a laptop with another person’s WiFi in their home,” Chesky said on “TechCheck.” “If I can do my job from a house in Atlanta, that means a lot of people could travel all over the world and live, not just travel.”

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