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# How to add virtual tours to Airbnb

Adding a virtual tour to Airbnb isn't straightforward. They don't have a field you can just fill out with a link to your tour. You can still add it through this roundabout way though:

## Steps

1.  Build & publish your tour.
2.  (Optional) Shorten your tour URL by routing it through [bitly](http://bitly.com/) or [TinyURL](https://tinyurl.com/)
3.  Paste your URL into your listing's description (ex. "Visit this link for virtual tour: bit.ly/virtualtour" -- _Please note that Airbnb doesn't allow hyperlinks in descriptions, so bookers will have to manually type in the URL in their browser to visit it, which makes a shortened URL even more important_).
4.  (Optional) [Generate a QR code](https://www.qr-code-generator.com/) from your URL and add it as one of your listing's images, so mobile users can more easily visit it.