I booked Airbnbs in small towns while backpacking Europe and found 2 hidden-gem destinations I'd never heard of

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Business Insider's reporter booked Airbnbs outside major European cities and found some hidden gems in Germany and Switzerland.

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Architect brothers moved to a Himalayan town and built a mud villa by hand. It's now a busy Airbnb.

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Ansh and Raghav Kumar in front of the mud villa they built in Rishikesh.
Architect brother duo Ansh and Raghav Kumar moved to a small Himalayan town to build a mud villa from scratch.

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The new CEO flex: Bragging about how much AI code your company shipped

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Mark Zuckerberg predicted that 2026 would be the year AI dramatically changed how people work.

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Airbnb's CEO says AI writes 60% of the company's code — and makes managers get their hands dirty

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Brian Chesky said AI writes 60% of Airbnb's code.

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I paid $400 to sleep in a barrel in Switzerland and had the best glamping experience of my life

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Insider's reporter spent two nights in a barrel she found on Airbnb in Switzerland.
Business Insider's reporter spent two nights in a barrel she found on Airbnb in Switzerland.

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Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky regrets not obsessing over hiring sooner

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Brian Chesky
Brian Chesky is the founder and CEO of Airbnb.

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Airbnb CEO says he doesn't think people managers 'will have any value in the future'

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Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky speaks through a handheld microphone while sitting on a panel.
Brian Chesky is the CEO of Airbnb.

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He burned out, moved to Thailand with his family, and found early retirement didn't suit him

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Environment
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Jona Dunning moved from Seattle to Chiang Mai, Thailand, with his wife, Mary, and their two kids.

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I started buying properties with family and friends in my 20s. I've bought 10 total, and one has made over $400k on Airbnb.

Tech Insider : Business
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Kristina Modares has bought 10 properties over the last decade and still owns five.

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She spent $100,000 on a tiny home in California. Now she rents it on Airbnb.

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The exterior of a tiny home, with a large sliding glass door.
Sakura Kishiro's tiny home is custom-built and located in central California.

Photo Courtesy Sakura Kishiro

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