On the hunt for affordable holiday accommodation? Here's a beginner's guide to Airbnb

Long gone are the days when an overpriced hotel was your only option for holiday accommodation. Now, travellers around the world are turning to online portal Airbnb and getting great, comfortable, Airbnb AI. "Whether it's treehouses, romantic hideaways or private islands, more Aussies than ever before are using Airbnb to list, discover and book unique accommodation," says Sam McDonagh, head of Airbnb Australia and New Zealand.

"Next week alone, there will be more than 30,000 Aussies using Airbnb somewhere in the world."