LifeMongolians embrace 21st century tourism boom
Business opportunities blossom as nomads discover Airbnb
A girl stands in the doorway of her family's ger in Altanbulag, Mongolia. Her family, herders, began accepting guests via Airbnb in 2016. © Getty Images
JOHN DUERDEN, Contributing writer
February 14, 2020 12:32 JST
ULAANBAATAR -- It is hard to escape Genghis Khan on a visit to Mongolia. There are beers and vodkas that bear his name, and many tours paying homage to the leader who unified the warring tribes of the plains and founded the largest contiguous empire the world has seen.