Design AirBnb Tutorial (Systems Design, Architecture)

What is AirBnb?

AirBnb is one of the most popular platforms for accommodation listing and booking. Every homeowner can list their space for rental, and users can book private accommodations and even experiences throughout the whole world. Services like Airbnb allow a smooth and customizable booking experience for users so they can easily plan their entire trip ahead of time.

The web application has many functionalities, such as online payment, chat, filtering locations through an interactive map, leaving reviews on hosts and accommodations, etc.

In this tutorial, we are going to show how to design a system like Airbnb, but for the purposes of the tutorial, a bit simplified.