Householders invited by Airbnb to open homes to tourists

Airbnb is looking for more households here to consider throwing open their doors to tourists.

The company said that the number of hosts here has doubled every year since 2009, with those offering the service earning around €2,600 every year.

Over that time, more than 419,000 guests have used the service when visiting Ireland and 11,000 households have already signed up around the country.