Airbnb has become a source of income for many home owners and property investors. And now with Airbnb Experiences, any Tom, Dick or Harry can get into the game and start making money.

With no upfront costs, no startup fee and in some cases no ongoing costs, all you need is a bit of knowledge, a creative flair and a passion for your city.

Another bonus is you can setup without the need of a marketing budget. Simply create an experience on Airbnb and make money every time you get a booking. Airbnb takes care of the rest!

In fact, I know of people who have replaced their day job using the methods I’m about to reveal to you. If getting paid for your passions is something that interests you, then you’ve come to the right place.

Here are 11 ways that you can start making money with Airbnb Experiences. Anyone can do this, yep even you!

#1 Chocolate/Coffee tour of your city

Every city has a multitude of cafes, pop up food trucks, holes in the wall and speciality stores that serve amazing coffee and delectable chocolate. And there is no shortage of coffee enthusiasts and chocoholics in the world so you are always on a winner here.

All you need to do is map out all the local hot spots that serve amazing coffee and pair that up with chocolate boutiques.

Then go in and talk to the owners and work out a deal where you bring them the customers and they give out free samples. 

It’s likely your tour will be on foot, so try and include some iconic sites to walk past. Point out some interesting facts along the way, as there is nothing like getting info from a true local.

Check out some great free resources to help create maps like Scribblemaps or Mapme. You can share your maps with customers and use as advertising on your Airbnb Experiences page to make money.

#2 Cooking Class 

Hosting a cooking class in your home is another great way to make money with Airbnb Experiences. Even if you’re not a chef or an expert, you only have to perfect a couple of recipes and you’re good to go.

Tourists love nothing more than indulging in local cuisines. You can take things a step further and actually teach people how to cook local cuisines. You’ll never be short of customers in this space, of that I can guarantee you.

Stick to local cuisines as that is what your customers want to experience. So don’t make a curry if you’re living in Japan, you get my drift.

Make your cooking class fun and enjoyable. Choose hands-on dishes where your travellers can get messy and feel like they are a part of the food. Get them to roll sushi, knead dough, cut pasta or fill dumplings.

To make beautiful professional menus, check out Canva. You can create custom menus that will enhance your experience tenfold. It will also have your listing standing out from the rest.

#3 Hiking or Walking Experiences

If you are lucky enough to live close by mountain ranges, lush forests or picturesque walking trails, then an outdoor experience could be your claim to fame.

We have all been there. Arriving as a tourist to a beautiful town in the mountains and having no idea where to start, or what to expect.

This is where you come in!

You know the landscapes well and all the secret tracks that people would love to see. Something as simple as taking a group of people on a guided walk through the forest could be a cash cow.

A guided walk cold earn you a potential $30 per traveller. All of a sudden you have an Airbnb experience that can make you some serious money. If you can do several tours a day, or take out large groups, then you have huge scope for making money.

To amp up your tour, why not pack a lunch or a brunch, it will attract more guests and add to their experience.

#4 Nightlife / Bar Hopping Tour

Pub crawls are a brilliant way to make money with Airbnb experiences. If you are the outgoing type and enjoy hitting the town, then this could be your ticket to riches.

“Have a night out on the town and get paid for the privilege. Now you can’t beat that!”

These types of tours have been around for years and are popular with almost every tourist. People love to hit up the best night spots, so if nightlife is your scene, then this type of experience is for you.

Finding the best bars in a city you’re unfamiliar with is tough. Often you will need to rely on Google reviews, or just taking a chance with a random bar on the street. So this is where you come in.

You create an Airbnb experience that takes tourists to all the best bars and nightlife in the area. It’s a simple way to make a few extra dollars and have a great night out at the same time. Who knows, you might even make some new friends along the way and even earn yourself a few free beers off the owners.

Nightlife tours are one of the most popular Airbnb experiences and is one of the best ways to make money.

#5 Kayak or Canoe 

You may be lucky enough to live in a city or town that has a lake or river close by. Therefore you could consider doing a kayak or canoe experience, as it is a great way to earn some extra cash.

One of the drawbacks here is the initial expenses are higher than some other ideas mentioned. For example kayaks can cost anywhere from $100 to $600.

However, the average price for a kayak tour is around $80 per person. Therefore you would get a return on your investment very quickly. In fact, you can recoup the cost of your kayak or canoe in just a couple of tours.

There are plenty of ideas you could incorporate into your tours. For example, you could do wildlife spotting, eco-tours, snorkelling, landmark tours or even just a paddle around the city. The choices are boundless.

In summary, if you are nearby water, then a kayak tour is an amazing way to make money with on Airbnb experiences.

 #6 Share Your Passion

Are you an amazing artist? Or maybe you can sculpt, arrange flowers, fish, ride a horse or know how to make a quilt? 

If you love to paint, you could make up a few canvases, bring along some paint and meet your aspiring customers at a spot where the view is picturesque. Then all you would need to do is provide some advice (and a little champagne) and you’re set. 

If you are an expert horseman, you could invite your travellers to come and see a working ranch and give them a few lessons on horsemanship. 

Love to fish? Take your guests on a trip to all the hot fishing spots. 

Your passions could potentially make you a ton of money with Airbnb experiences. Oh, and the best part is you’re getting paid to do what you love! The ultimate job!

#7 Hidden Secrets City Tour

We have all been on a run of the mill city tour which takes you to all the touristy spots where you have to duck and weave around selfie sticks.

A tour that takes you to all the hidden secrets of your city where the common tourist is pleasantly absent sounds like a lot more fun.

If you have lived in your city long enough, you will know where all the hidden gems are.

Here are some ideas:

• Old bookshops 
• Antique shops
• Movie filming locations
• Parks
• Sculptures
• Abandoned theme parks
• Graphtti walls 

Get creative with your tour and go wild, your customer base will want something unique and different from the same old city highlights tour.

#8 Social Impact Experiences

No, we not talking about taking your tourists to a shelter to feed the homeless or donating blood at the nearest blood bank.

Social Impact Experiences are mainly volunteer-run and work with not for profit organisations. All of the profits made from the experiences then go directly to the organisations. 

Some example of Social Impact Experiences include; walking rescue dogs, a visit to a sanctuary or a museum or even writing a poem at a famous writer’s home.

You wouldn’t necessarily make any money out of running an Airbnb experience like this. However you will feel a million dollars for helping out the local community and charity groups.

#9 Shopping Tour

A shopping tour is an easy and inexpensive tour to run. All you need is a bit of knowledge, some research and a good sense of direction.

Here are some examples of different types of shopping tours you can try.

Here are some shopping tour ideas:

• High End Fashion
• Outlet Fashion
• Vintage Fashion
• Fabric/Sewing stores 
• Bulk Bargains
• Homewares
• The Nerd Tour (Yep, comic books stores are still very cool)
• Flea Market or Farmer Market
• Antique/Treasure Hunting

#10 Photography/Instagram Tour

Smart phone cameras getting better and better, therefore anyone can be an expert photographer these days. Gone are the days where you need a huge DSLR camera to take amazing photos, now you can throw on a filter and away you go.

This tech has made photography tours extremely popular. Especially for the Instagram addicts. With this in mind, you could create an Airbnb experience to capitalise and make some money.

So if you know your city well and you have an eye for a good photo, then a photography tour could be your next big money-maker. 

#11 Bike City Tour

One of the first things a tourist should do when they arrive in a new place, it a bike tour. You get to see the entire city, get your bearings and bookmark places to come back to while on your trip.

While running a bike tour will need a bit of capital to start out with, once you are set up, your costs will be minimal. 

You can charge anywhere from $60 to $150 per guest on a tour of the city. Depending if you include food and also dependant on the duration. 

Not a bad income for a day’s work, especially if you run multiple tours in one day.

Once you have all the logistics in place, a bike tour offers up some pretty good returns and is one of the top booked experiences.

Are you ready to make money with Airbnb Experiences?

If you’re sick of your day job and doing the same mundane, paper pushing job day in and day out, you now realise a way to escape.

People have been using Airbnb Experiences to make money and replace their day job for a while now. The best bit is you can get paid to follow your passions.

Getting paid to have fun? Now that’s what I call winning life!

You may also want to check out my article on other ways to make money on Airbnb, without owning any property.

As can be seen, there is an infinite way to make money using Airbnb experiences and I have given you some of the best. So what are you waiting for? Get out there and start earning today.