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Q2 saw all travels being cancelled due to lockdown across the world. It's surprising the activity bounced back this quick, back to normal in Q3.

rossdavidh 6y ago
Widespread supposition is that AirBnB does better than hotels lately because: 1) when people do travel, they'd rather be at a single apartment or cabin than a many-person hotel (not saying that's well-founded, just that it's a widespread opinion) 2) some people who are now remote working decided that if they couldn't do anything in this city, they would live elsewhere for a little while. I have, however, no hard data to back up if these are actually the reasons.
- henryfjordan 6y ago
  The CDC recommends AirBNB style vacation rentals over staying at a hotel or even with family while traveling: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/travel-risk.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/travel-r...
- ghaff 6y ago
  Yeah, it's hard to say how the numbers work out overall. But, if I were to travel at all over the next few months it would almost certainly be to a place with a kitchen (and preferably someplace separate) so I didn't need to go to restaurants for every meal or mingle generally. Certainly, couldn't find AirBnB for fall time off I was considering.
- njarboe 6y ago
  Also, when going to restaurants is impossible or a real pain due to COVID, having a full kitchen in your accommodations is very nice.
- twblalock 6y ago
  It's the same reason home sales are strong right now -- when you spend almost all your time at home, space is nice to have, especially for people with children. Not sharing walls with neighbors is also nice. I'd bet that an AirBnb is normally a bit cheaper than a hotel suite with multiple rooms and a real kitchen.
  - rossdavidh 6y ago
    Good point; I personally know people who were very zealous self-isolators, who bought and moved into a new house. It doesn't make much sense to me epidemologically (I'm pretty sure they used movers), but it makes sense psychologically as a way to change the scenery.
golemiprague 6y ago
People still travel within their own country instead of abroad
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rossdavidh 6y ago

Widespread supposition is that AirBnB does better than hotels lately because: 1) when people do travel, they'd rather be at a single apartment or cabin than a many-person hotel (not saying that's well-founded, just that it's a widespread opinion) 2) some people who are now remote working decided that if they couldn't do anything in this city, they would live elsewhere for a little while. I have, however, no hard data to back up if these are actually the reasons.

henryfjordan 6y ago
The CDC recommends AirBNB style vacation rentals over staying at a hotel or even with family while traveling: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/travel-risk.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/travel-r...
ghaff 6y ago
Yeah, it's hard to say how the numbers work out overall. But, if I were to travel at all over the next few months it would almost certainly be to a place with a kitchen (and preferably someplace separate) so I didn't need to go to restaurants for every meal or mingle generally. Certainly, couldn't find AirBnB for fall time off I was considering.
njarboe 6y ago
Also, when going to restaurants is impossible or a real pain due to COVID, having a full kitchen in your accommodations is very nice.
twblalock 6y ago
It's the same reason home sales are strong right now -- when you spend almost all your time at home, space is nice to have, especially for people with children. Not sharing walls with neighbors is also nice. I'd bet that an AirBnb is normally a bit cheaper than a hotel suite with multiple rooms and a real kitchen.
- rossdavidh 6y ago
  Good point; I personally know people who were very zealous self-isolators, who bought and moved into a new house. It doesn't make much sense to me epidemologically (I'm pretty sure they used movers), but it makes sense psychologically as a way to change the scenery.

golemiprague 6y ago

People still travel within their own country instead of abroad

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