welcome to big heart hosting
about us
We're a couple who loves Airbnb travel
it all started when...
we became full time airbnb nomads
Hi there! We’re Jay and Erin, the husband and wife team behind Big Heart Hosting. On the off chance you didn’t already know this: we love Airbnb. A lot. We discovered Airbnb in the spring of 2017 when we embarked on a nomadic adventure exploring North America. With our lanky pop Odin in tow, we lived for over a year exclusively in Airbnbs. Working remotely during the day and soaking up our surroundings by night, we became enamored with this way of traveling. From New England farms to Southwest cabins, our generous hosts and their distinctive homes made our adventures more incredible than we could have ever imagined.
Big Heart Hosting is our small way of giving back to a community that has enriched our lives in such lasting, meaningful ways. Now, all these years later, we’re still avid Airbnb travelers. We consult directly with folks to optimize their Airbnbs and interview hosts during our travels. Learning their stories is always our favorite part of what we do.
Since we’re guests, not hosts, our resources combine a multitude of hosting perspectives. Instead of being anchored in a single experience, everything we create is rooted in dozens of different stays. At the end of the day, we’re simply observers. We watch (in awe) as hosts like you create incredible experiences, and then we share that brilliance with the hosts in the Big Heart Hosting community. As we embark on each new adventure, we can’t wait to gather new ideas, strategies, and inspiration for you.
Erin & Jay
the traveling trio
meet our tiny team
Erin
Writer, Photographer, Designer
Wife, mother, extrovert, creator. I’m an eternal optimist by nature, and adore meeting new people. Our Airbnb travels reignited my passion for writing and photography, which I’m delighted to be able to share here.
Jay
programmer, videographer, planner
Husband, father, introvert, techie. I’m the engineer and pragmatic travel planner. Behind the scenes, I leverage my engineering skills to run the all technical components that bring the brand to life.
Odin
companion, protector, goofball
Odin is our mostly well-behaved, always well-intentioned pup whose life became infinitely more interesting as an Airbnb resident. Now nine years old, he still enjoys the occasional road trip and farm stay.
behind the scenes
personal posts
bnbNomad
One year before our full-time travels began, I had a five day obsession with selling everything we owned, quitting our jobs, and living in a
5 Tips for Full-Time Travel with a Four-Legged Friend
In the flurry of deciding to travel full-time, our beloved dog Odin was the variable that introduced the most complexity. When we left the Midwest,
Spring in St. Louis: One Month of Daily Reflections
Nearly a year after trading our steady midwestern routine for this nomadic life, our travels circled back to the very city we left: St. Louis,
but enough about us
Let's talk about you!
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