The previous weekend, in which the arrival of the new year was celebrated, meant a record for the platform Airbnb, which registered a accommodation record in estate registered in it to be rented, which had not been seen since the start of the health emergency.
According to the travel platform, during the weekend corresponding to the arrival of the new year more than 4.5 million guests from more than 220 countries and 50,000 stayed in the shared properties on the platform.
“(This) made New Year’s Eve become Airbnb’s biggest night since the start of the pandemic,” the firm said in a statement.
According to the platform, more than 90% of guests chose a different link to the 10 most popular travel destinations on the platform, staying in more than 53,000 different destinations overall.
Airbnb explained that, given the need for safe and responsible travel, the platform began with new products on New Year’s Eve, in order to protect hosts and minimize discomfort in the surroundings.
“The anchor of this plan was the ban on New Year’s Eve bookings at all guesthouses without a history of positive reviews, based on Airbnb’s global party ban,” he said.
Stays
According to the firm, during the arrival of this new year there was a particular behavior of the guests regarding the stays they chose to stay through the platform.
According to Airbnb data, more than 50,000 guests stayed on farms, about 30,000 guests stayed in miniature houses, 3,500 people opted for castles, another 3,500 for tree houses, more than 2,500 people chose tents, 850 stayed on islands, more than 550 chose cave spaces, among others.
“As the world continues to undergo a revolution in the way we live and work, technologies like Zoom make it possible to work from home, and this new flexibility is leading travelers to go unrestrained and book longer trips on platforms like Airbnb. “, highlighted the firm that concentrates 4 million hosts around the world.
Another of the events that the platform recorded on New Year’s Eve was the reference to the distances of trips that the guests made last weekend. According to the firm, more than 40% of the nights reserved to welcome the new year were more than 1,500 kilometers from their place of origin.
“Compared to travel in 2019, the most remote places that are famous for their snowy slopes or beaches also featured in the list of top trends in weekend searches,” the platform highlighted.
