Real estate developers seeing the benefits of short-term multifamily home-sharing
United States: The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) estimates around 65 per cent of recent Airbnb bookings have been in multifamily buildings such as apartments, condos and pop-up hotels. It comes as part of a growing trend where many long-term hosts are renting out their units on Airbnb anyway as the NMHC found that 43 […]
Thailand’s seniors become the world’s most active Airbnb hosts and guests
Thailand: Thailand seniors (over the age of 60) account for the highest proportion of senior guests on Airbnb, according to recent research. Across Thailand, the number of seniors who have booked on the platform grew by 61.69 per cent over the last year and that figure is expected to rise further as a quarter of […]
Airbnb-tracking app launched to alleviate housing crisis in Dublin
Dublin: A web app, Wherebnb.io, has been produced by four Irish software developers as it aims to maximise short-term letting opportunities for Airbnb users in Dublin. The app’s developers have said that it could help to partially alleviate the shortage of available rental properties in the Irish capital, with the housing crisis in the city […]
Airbnb launches evacuees housing programme to help Texas flood victims
Texas: In the wake of the recent flooding in central Texas, Airbnb has launched its evacuees housing programme to offer free temporary housing to those affected by the disaster. The program is helping residents who were forced to evacuate, as well as relief workers arriving to provide assistance. Airbnb hosts in the following Texas counties […]