Explore some of our insights into Airbnb, HomeAway, and the short-term vacation rental industry.
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Check out AirDNA’s short-term rental data and custom reports in action in the press, in case studies, in industry reports, and on our vacation rental blog.
Vacationland USA: Summer Demand Delivers for the Short-term Rental Industry Record high occupancy for summer travel leads to higher rental rates July typically represents the peak season for short-term rentals in the U.S., and 2021 did not disappoint. AirDNA tracked...
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The short-term rental booking boom is here, and it’s likely to continue for the months and years ahead. There are so many markets that offer a significant return on investment for hosts and investors alike that it can be a challenge to pinpoint the top Airbnb...
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Out of Office: Summer Travel Begins Record High Occupancy Levels as Vacation Rentals are in High Demand The U.S. short-term rental industry posted another strong month as occupancy rose to an all-time high of 70.2% in June 2021, a full 20% higher than June 2019. This...
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READY, SET, GO! U.S. Short-term Rental Demand Leaps Forwards in May After steady recovery in April, U.S. short-term rental demand gained 17.4% vs 2019 levels, accelerating into expansionary territory in May. U.S. short-term rental occupancy rose to 63.7%, up 3.5% from...
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U.S. Short-term Rentals Thrived Throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic. Can the Trend Hold as America Heads Back to Work? The “new normal” of travel is here. A lot has changed since the pandemic began and, with travel restrictions easing and more people heading back to the...
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U.S. short-term rental (STR) demand has now recovered to 2019 levels of demand. In April 2021, demand increased by 66.4% over 2020 levels and 5.4% over 2019 levels, marking the first month since March 2020 where demand exceeded 2019 performance. When looking at the...
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Short-Term Rentals are “Booked” as Occupancy Rises in U.S. Destinations This time last year, the outlook for travel looked stark, as the U.S. went into lockdown and millions of trips were canceled. Occupancy registered just 47.2% in March 2020, down from...
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What You’ll Learn from this Post: How the pandemic impacted both active and available listing supply How divergent trends spread among market types globally How demand in destination markets fueled listing growth Which property types maintained positive year-over-year...
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Why Knowing How Much to Charge for Airbnb Listings in Your Market is Essential Pricing your property based on several factors delivers the most advantageous Airbnb pricing strategy. Hosts and PMs who utilize a dynamic Airbnb pricing tool to optimize their pricing...
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A Winter Chill for U.S. Short-term Rentals Settles in for February Demand for U.S. short-term rentals fell by 27.5%, compared to the same time in 2020, marking the worst month’s performance since the start of the pandemic. The absence of demand for travel to large...
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Early 2020 proved painful for Australia: devastating bushfires engulfed much of the country just before the COVID-19 pandemic arrived at its shores. Like elsewhere in the world, travel across all Australian states and territories slowed, then ceased, as autumn...
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Pent-up Demand Leads to Record U.S. Bookings in January 2021 New bookings for U.S. short-term rentals surged in January 2021 to their highest level on record, even exceeding June 2020 by 22%, which saw bookings skyrocket after initial lockdowns eased and Americans...
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At the time of writing, the coronavirus has killed more than 4,000 people and sickened more than 115,000. International stock markets have witnessed the biggest plunge since 2008, entire cities and countries have been placed on lockdown, and massive...
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In May 2019, Airbnb extended its reach into one of the world’s fastest-growing populations when it launched an Arabic version of its website. Although Airbnb’s main intention was to expand its presence across the Middle East and Northern Africa, the impact may have...
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INSTITUTO MUNICIPAL DE TURISMO DEL AYUNTAMIENTO DE CÓRDOBALa Regulación de la Vivienda Turística en la Ciudad de CórdobaEstudio sobre el dimensionamiento de la oferta de vivienda con fines turisticos existente en la ciudad de Córdoba, propuesta de medidas de...
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CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELDThe next niche in multifamily – short-term rentals.Multifamily has become an increasingly diversified sector – with niche asset classes such as student housing, senior housing, coliving and micro-units garnering major investor interest....
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TOKEET Integrating AirDNA’s API Inside a PMS to Serve Smarter Pricing to Property Managers Tokeet is a Property Management System (PMS) launched in 2016 with over 50,000 rentals. Aimed at hosts and managers from 1 to 1,000 properties, Tokeet’s solutions make it easy...
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Although the division between “traditional” and “alternative” lodging might be clear to consumers, the lines are becoming less clear behind the scenes. In 2018, Airbnb represented 5.5% of total U.S. lodging demand. That might not sound like much, but it represents a...
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Vietnam was recently named the third fastest-growing tourism destination in the world by the United Nations World Tourism Organization, after recording a 29% increase in visitors year-over-year. Vietnam is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula, sharing...
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2M Here. 6M There. It’s easy to get swept up in the frenzy of numbers being released from vacation rental listing giants like Airbnb and Booking. Just last week, they shared new listing count figures that show Airbnb coming out on top, giving them additional momentum...
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What Is Rental Arbitrage?Rental arbitrage is the act of renting a property long-term and then re-renting it on a short-term basis on Airbnb, HomeAway, or other vacation rental platforms. If you’re a short-term rental host or vacation rental manager, you’ve likely...
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Analyzing data of any kind on a macro level can be dizzying. At AirDNA, we analyze a heaping 1 billion new data points on the global short-term holiday rental industry every day. We’re always on the lookout for fresh ways to use and present it for the thousands of...
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Note: In December 2019 AirDNA updated MarketMinder to reflect HomeAway’s branding pivot to “Vrbo.” The data and methodology for sourcing our data have not changed and remains as accurate as ever. Just a heads up for when logging into MarketMinder,...
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After an extended backpacking trip opened my eyes to the untapped revenue potential of Airbnb, I realized that Airbnb hosts needed better data to identify market opportunities and optimize the performance of their short-term rental listings. We launched AirDNA in 2015...
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Most Airbnb hosts select a cancellation policy based on their own level of comfort and risk tolerance, not as a strategic part of overall revenue optimization. But just as other ancillary settings like minimum night stay are becoming actively managed, maybe there’s...
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BNB GUEST CONFERENCE IN ATHENS Vacation Rental Market Spotlight: Athens, Greece AirDNA CRO Tom Caton dives into the data to break down market saturation, emerging neighborhoods for investment, professionalization of the vacation rental space, and competitive analysis...
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Understanding the pace in which guests are booking short-term rentals is a critical part of any host or property manager’s pricing strategy. Whether it’s gearing up for normal annual seasonality, a major annual event, or a special one-time city-wide celebration,...
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PASS THE KEYS AirDNA Data is Key to Customer Satisfaction and Scaling a VRM into New Rental Markets! Pass the Keys is growing rapidly in the U.K., and has relied on AirDNA data to improve the accuracy of their property forecasts, target new rental markets for...
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What is Occupancy Rate?Occupancy rate for a short-term vacation rental is the number of booked nights divided by the sum of the available nights and booked nights. Whether you’re new to short-term vacation rentals or an industry pro, it’s important to understand the...
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VRMA PRESENTATION Anecdotes and Fake News: Using Data to Effectively Communicate In Regulatory Debates At VRMA International Conference in Las Vegas, AirDNA used Airbnb and HomeAway data in the U.S. to understand vacation rental regulations and unpack some of the...
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Hopefully by now you’ve seen some aspect of our new brand – friendly colors, a streamlined logo, or an easier-to-navigate website – via our educational emails or at our VRMA presentation in Vegas earlier this week (slides can be found here, for all of you...
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How do we develop our short-term vacation rental data methodology? We only report active vacation rental properties. AirDNA collects short-term vacation rental data from hundreds of sources, including Airbnb and HomeAway, to build a comprehensive view of the...
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COLLIERS Predicting the Impact of Airbnb in a Market is Easy with AirDNA! When Colliers needed detailed insights into traveler behavior and to understand the impact of Airbnb in the hotel space, they turned to AirDNA. Now they can answer the question, “What is...
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HOSTMAKER Find out how to judge future performance and optimize short-term rental pricing! Hostmaker is using AirDNA’s Forward Data Feed and raw Property Performance Data to power their business intelligence tools and develop their own methodology to optimize...
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VISITBERLIN How is lodging inventory changing in the German market? AirDNA’s custom reporting for DMOs has helped VisitBerlin better understand lodging in their market, and seamlessly combine short-term rental data with hotel-specific STR...
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HVS The impacts on the New York City lodging market and economy. HVS looked at the total reservations, room nights, and revenue from AirDNA for the period of September 2014 through August 2015 to understand the impact of New York Airbnb rentals. Download the...
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Colliers The top neighborhoods and comparable hotel metrics. More than 736,000 overnight stays were booked via Amsterdam Airbnb listings in 2015 – almost 9% of total demand in the city. Download the...
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CBRE The sharing economy checks in. CBRE Hotels’ Americas Research compiled select information from STR, Inc. and AirDNA for hundreds of U.S. markets to assess the relevancy of this sharing platform to the traditional hotel industry, and generate an analysis of...
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CBRE A Comprehensive National Review of Airbnb Growth Including a Spotlight on 13 U.S. Markets This Airbnb growth analysis covers the U.S. and highlights data for 13 cities utilizing two years of AirDNA data for the period of October 2014 through September 2016. The...
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Bank of America | Merrill Lynch Deep Dive into Airbnb Airbnb 1) is a small but material amount of hotel industry supply and demand 2) is growing rapidly, 3) has more listings internationally than domestically, 4) overindexes to top 10 and 25 hotel markets, in terms of...
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CBRE A fresh look at the growing popularity of Airbnb short-term rentals. This report from CBRE, using AirDNA data, dives into the increase in traveler awareness of short-term rentals, where the impact on hotel performance can be seen, and the increase in professional...
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Airbnb is a disruptive force of nature. With room nights booked growing over a 100% each year, it is only a matter of time before hotel properties start to truly feel the impact. The question is no longer IF Airbnb will disrupt hotel profitability, but WHO is going to...
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Airbnb has exceeded just about everyone’s expectations. In eight short years, they’ve progressed from renting out a single air mattress in a San Francisco apartment to accommodating over 80 million travelers across 34,000 cities. Hotel executives that once...
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