(TAN): From working parents needing space to support their kids with at-home schooling and medical providers needing places to stay near the front lines, to college students booking “collab houses” for remote learning and digital nomads, over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Airbnb community has adapted to meet new consumer needs for longer-term stays as people are seeking to ‘live anywhere.’
Airbnb had conducted a global survey at the end of October with guests who booked longer-term stays with them in the last three months. The company has recently released the findings of the survey.
Based on the survey, Covid was a factor in 54% of longer-term stays booked on Airbnb in the last three months. Not surprisingly, longer-term guests are travelling for different reasons than they were pre-Covid. For example, more guests are relocating during Covid than they were pre-Covid (18% vs. 10% pre-Covid).
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The guests told longer-term stays enabled them to escape their daily routines, be closer to loved ones, nature, or outdoor activities, enjoy access to different amenities, have more space, or save money staying somewhere with a lower cost of living.
Most travellers had at least one companion during their longer-term stay. Keeping dear ones close and finding spaces to adhere to Covid regulations played a factor in the number of people guests brought with them on trips.
Nearly 40% of longer-term stays were booked for one person. Nearly 40% of longer-term stays included two people. Survey respondents shared that the additional person in their booking was most often a significant other. A little more than 20% of longer-term stays were booked for three or more people, with guests most frequently telling their trips included a significant other and child[ren].
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Using Airbnb to live, work, or learn in different locations came in as the top reason for recent longer-term stays. 60% of longer-term guests were working or studying during their stays whereas 65% of guests working or studying remotely during their stay reported that Covid was a factor in their decision to book a longer-term stay.
It’s no surprise that longer trips require different amenities than shorter trips. All longer-term stay travellers rated high-speed internet as their top priority, with proximity to frequent destinations (e.g., nearby family) coming in at number two.
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