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    Airbnb reveals 2018 top wish-listed listings for W.Va.

    The online lodging marketplace Airbnb today released a report revealing its most “wish-listed” listings for home-sharing markets in West Virginia.

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    The company's online “wish-list” function allows users to save listings that they most desire to visit when planning trips to West Virginia. The wish-listed listings in the Mountain State are among the most remarkable on Airbnb’s platform, according to a press release issued today by Ben Breit, a spokesman for the San Francisco-based company's public-affairs department.

    A‌i‌r‌b‌n‌b‌ ‌I‌n‌c‌.‌ allows people to lease or rent short-term lodging venues, including vacation cottages, apartments, home-stays, hostel beds, and hotel rooms, and to participate in or facilitate experiences related to tourism such as walking tours and make reservations at restaurants.

    A spiritual Airbnb retreat at Wellsburg

    Airbnb tabulated thousands of wish-lists to determine which listing in each city ranked No. 1 for 25 markets across nine geographic regions in West Virginia. More than 800 West Virginians share their lodging facilities via Airbnb, according to the release. Airbnb may be accessed via either its websites or mobile apps for iOS, Apple Watch, and Android.

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    in ranked No. 1 in the state.


    2018 Top Airbnb Wish-List Properties

    Eastern Panhandle Airbnbs

    Hatfield-McCoy Mountains Airbnbs

    Mountaineer Country Airbnbs

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    Metro Valley Airbnbs

    Mid-Ohio Valley Airbnbs

    Mountain Lakes Airbnbs

    New River / Greenbrier Valley Airbnbs

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    Northern Panhandle Airbnbs

    Potomac Highlands Airbnbs

    Briet stressed that all homes referenced are intended purely to inspire and illustrate and that Airbnb does not recommend or endorse specific home listings or any other homes on its platform.

    Founded in 2008, the global travel marketplace offers access to millions of Airbnb venues in more than 191 countries.

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    David Sibray
    David Sibray
    Historian, real estate agent, and proponent of inventive economic development in West Virginia, David Sibray is the founder and publisher of West Virginia Explorer Magazine. For more information, he may be reached at 304-575-7390.

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