When Airbnb began nearly 15 years ago, it offered a new and innovative solution to book short-term stays without any hassle. By renting out a spare room or an entire apartment, it provided an alternative to traditional hotel models which were often overpriced and overbooked. Airbnb now face...
Airbnb launches Frontline Stays to safely house medical workers and other first responders during the COVID-19 pandemic. April 2020 Airbnb launches Online Experiences in response to our hosts needing a way to make up for lost earnings during the pandemic. June 2020 Airbnb launches our Enhance...
Many Airbnb hosts in major cities switched to long-term rentals as the short-term market collapsed in March, as a way to maintain a steady (if lower) income. To keep hosts on the platform, Airbnb launched monthly stays, similar to a normal rental service, but without the usual yearly ...
For example, 300,000 listings have now reduced or eliminated their cleaning fee, and 40% of listings will be going to have a cleaning fee. The next thing we did is we encourage more hosting to provide discounts for weekly or monthly stays. As you know, 19% of our nights are monthly s...
Book Longer Stays Many Airbnbs offer weekly or monthly discounts. Weekly discounts are for 7 nights or more and monthly discounts are for 28 nights or more. When you’re on the listing, just put in dates for 7+ or 28+ nights to see if the host offers a discount. ...
the San Francisco government requires renting out properties for less than 30 days to be processed in a city office, with homeowners required to be registered with the city. Airbnb must provide the city with a monthly list of all housing units that are leased on the San Francisco property. ...
The good news is that the Mashvisor vacation rental channel manager can help you easily adjust your special pricing for longer stays, like a week or a month. No matter how many listings you manage, you can quickly apply a weekly stay discount and a monthly stay discount as a percentage of...
Compounding many landlords' woes was Budapest's move this year to follow the likes of Barcelona, Paris and Amsterdam in capping the number of days per year property owners can rent out their apartments for short stays. The Budapest municipality hopes the move will bring down rental p...
Brian Chesky, the co-founder and CEO of Airbnb commented on the change in travel patterns since the COVID-19 pandemic, stating: We are seeing three fundamental shifts in travel as people become less tethered and more flexible. People can travel anytime, they are traveling to more places and...
Hosts are paid after Airbnb deducts its service fees. Usually, that's 24 hours after the reservation begins, even for long-term stays which also include a monthly payout.19 Can You Stay in an Airbnb Long Term? Yes, some hosts provide that option and may even offer a discount.20In ad...