Moscow-based Ostrovok.ru, which runs a online accommodation booking service that has become very popular among Russian speakers worldwide, has struck a partnership with US-based community-driven lodging marketplace company Airbnb.
The agreement will make it possible for users of Ostrovok.ru, which just picked up a $12 million round on top of the $25 million secured earlier to support its international expansion ambitions, to book Airbnb properties through the Russian booking website.
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