“Up” house
As the school year winds down and weather heats up, you might be mulling over vacation plans. Airbnb's latest Icons category will likely tempt you with singular pop culture travel experiences. Ranging from the movie Up to the Musee D'Orsay to Prince's Purple Rain home, there's at least one option that will make you want to win the golden ticket and get to be the rare person to stay overnight at one of these beloved cultural landmarks.
At a recent press event in Los Angeles, Airbnb unveiled its latest ambitious plans to attract travelers. The plan is for new experiences to be announced throughout the year, but 11 iconic experiences have already been unveiled for this summer season. Airbnb has been hosting these singular experiences for a while now. Last year, someone got to spend a night in Barbie's Malibu beach house and Shrek's pal Donkey's swamp abode in Scotland. Realizing these opportunities garnered a lot of interest over the past five years, they decided to make it a year-round feature of the app. Along with the magical digs, each Icon experience comes with VIP activities, such as watching the Opening Ceremony for this year's Olympics or “wilderness adventures” in the Up house.
Spanning the globe, the experiences will only be available for a limited window of time. If you want to spend a night at the Ferrari Museum in Italy, or any of the other unique locales, you'll have to sign up to be considered for a golden ticket. Only a select few will be able to live out their dreams, with Airbnb promising to hand out 4,000 golden tickets in 2024. The extra good news for those lucky guests is that the price for the experiences range from free to $100 dollars max, making it more affordable than staying in many Airbnbs in major cities and tourist hotspots.
Here is the current list of announced Icons:
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- Night in the Ferrari Museum (booking closed)
- Stay in the Up house in Abiquiu, New Mexico (requests to book close on May 13)
- Find your mutant superpowers at the X-Men X-Mansion in New Castle, New York (requests to book close on May 13)
- Game with TikTok's number one most popular user Khaby Lame in Milan, Italy (requests to book close on May 13)
- Stay overnight at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris and watch the Olympic's Opening Ceremony from the terrace (requests to book open on May 21)
- Accompany reggaeton star Feid on tour for an entire week (requests to book close on May 16)
- Experience the glamorous lifestyle of Bollywood star Janhvi Kapoor at her home in coastal India (requests to book close on May 21).
- Have all the feelings with the Inside Out 2 crew (experience coming in June 2024)
- Kevin Hart will take you to see an exclusive comedy show and have a tequila tasting (experience coming in August 2024)
- Dance in the home used to film Prince’s iconic movie Purple Rain in Minneapolis (experience coming in August 2024)
- Watch Doja Cat perform just for you (experience coming in October 2024)
Airbnb wants to create “magical moments” through their Icons category of experiences.
“Up” house
Ferrari Museum
Ferrari Museum
At the house from Prince's film Purple Rain guests will get to hear rare Prince recordings.
Prince's “Purple Rain” house in Minneapolis
A combat class will be offered in the Danger Room of Marvel's X-Men X-Mansion in New York state.
X-Men X-Mansion
X-Men X-Mansion
X-Men “X-Mansion” in New York
If you've dreamed of spending a night in a museum, nows your chance at the Musee D'Orsay.
Musee D'Orsay
Musee D'Orsay
Musee D'Orsay
Some of the Icon experiences focus on who guests will have for company, including drinking tequila with Kevin Hart or doing yoga with Bollywood star Janhvi Kapoor in her luxurious family home.
Bollywood star Janhvi Kapoor
Reggaeton star Feid
TikToker Khaby Lame
All images via Airbnb.
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