只要同意與陌生人同住 可享受酒店半價優惠
Would you share a room with a stranger to cut your bill in half? A travel agency start-up in the US is promising travelers half price hotel rooms for those who don't mind sleeping with strangers.
你願意花一半的房價和陌生人同住在一個房間嗎？美國一家新成立的旅行社承諾，其旅客可以享受酒店房費5折，只要旅客們不介意和陌生人同住。Winston Club plans to roll out the service in cities, including Seattle, Las Vegas, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles, at the beginning of the new year.
這家旅行社名爲"溫斯頓俱樂部"，計劃新年伊始在西雅圖、拉斯維加斯、波特蘭、舊金山和洛杉磯等城市率先推出此服務。Founder Bryon Shannon came up with the idea after putting his property on Airbnb for two days.
旅行社創始人拜倫·香農在將自己的房產發佈在Airbnb兩天後，想到了這一個主意。
Once a member signs up to the service and loads in their travel plans, the club will then match people up those who have similar travel plans. It will even pair up members with similar interests and background.
會員只要同意此服務，可以上傳自己的旅行計劃，旅行社將尋找有類似計劃的其他房客做匹配。有時甚至會把有相同興趣愛好和背景的會員匹配在一起。The club offers listings at top hotels in the cities. It means members won't have to worry about the condition of the rooms.
此外，旅行社提供的房間全部來自上述城市的頂級酒店，因此會員不必擔心住宿條件。Shannon added: 'All of our members must produce five forms of verification: phone number and professional email at account setup, one verified social media account and credit card at booking, and one photo ID at check-in. Rather than staying with an anonymous stranger, you're sharing a space with someone who has been screened and is accountable for their actions.'
香農最後補充道：“我們所有的會員必須提供五項身份證明，包括電話號碼、建立會員賬號用的電子郵箱、一個經認證的社交媒體賬號、預訂房間用的信用卡賬號以及辦理入住時所用身份證的圖片。會員們並不是要和匿名的陌生人住在一起，而是要和一個經過篩選，並會對他們的行爲負責的人分享房間。”
