Chinese tourists to make 3.4 billion domestic trips in 2020
China: According to the China Tourism Academy, Chinese tourists will make 3.4 billion domestic trips in 2020. The figure is down 43 per cent year on year from 2019 tourism statistics. Revenue is also meant to fall by 2.76 trillion yuan [$394 billion] in 2020, half of its previous year’s total revenue. The country’s initial […]
Global rental bookings jump by 127 per cent with surge in domestic tourism
Worldwide: Vacation rental data firm AirDNA has released its latest report which details how the short-term rental industry is beginning to bounce back to pre-COVID levels, including a sharp 127 per cent climb in new bookings made on Airbnb and Vrbo in a six-week sprint across the globe as travellers see a light at the […]
STRz podcast 3: AirDNA’s Tom Caton on the “future normal” in the short-term sector
Spain: AirDNA chief revenue officer Tom Caton is the latest guest on the ShortTermRentalz podcast, as we discuss the boom in non-urban vacation rental markets, how mid-term stays may “rescue the short-term sector” and how the short-term rental landscape will evolve post-pandemic, creating a new or “future normal”.
Finding opportunities in the new travel landscape: monthly rentals and domestic tourism
Barcelona: Rentals United co-founder and CMO, Vanessa de Souza Lage, analyses how businesses in the short-term rental sector can find opportunities in the new travel landscape post-pandemic, particularly in terms of mid-term monthly rentals and domestic tourism. In these unusual times with the global fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, businesses in all sectors are challenged […]