Rental platform Airbnb has announced the addition of its Icons program, a category that provides a range of international experiences including a stay in the house from Pixar's Up and an overnight in the Musee D' Orsay in Paris.
The first 11 Icons experiences include recreations of houses from popular culture, such as the floating house from Pixar's film Up, and visits with celebrities, such as a night out with comic Kevin Hart.
Airbnb has created 11 "extraordinary" experiences for its new Icons category. This photo and top photo by Ryan Lowry
Of the 11 Icons, house rentals include a full-scale model of the house from Pixar's Up, which is suspended by a crane during a breakfast picnic, to a stay in the clock tower of Paris's Musee D' Orsay, which was transformed into a bedrom by French designer Mathieu Lehanneur and will be available for the opening of the upcoming summer Olympics. The experiences will be awarded to guests through a selection process, with approximately eight additional Icon experiences being rolled out throughout the year to join the first batch. Each Icon is free or under $100 (ÂŁ80).
The category includes recreations of houses from popular culture and experiences with celebrities. Photo by Ryan Lowry
"Icons take you inside worlds that only existed in your imagination ? until now," said Airbnb co-founder Brian Chesky. "As life becomes increasingly digital, we're focused on bringing more magic into the real world. With Icons, we've...