200,000 New Hosts On Airbnb Welcomed First Guests During COVID-19

(TAN): More than 200,000 new hosts opened their homes to their first guests on Airbnb during the COVID-19 pandemic, the home sharing platform said.

This came at a time shutdowns resulted in isolation and economic hardship for millions or people around the world.

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These new hosts live on every continent except Antarctica, across over 200 countries and regions, and according Airbnb estimates, 57% of them are women. 

And because the ease of listing makes it possible for Airbnb to offer accommodations in places where hotels can’t afford to have them, many of these new hosts are in smaller cities, towns and more remote areas, in position to benefit economically from local tourism as people get out of the house and take a break.

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