EP158: This Week in the World of Airbnb
Summary
This Get Paid For Your Pad episode discusses several topics relevant to Airbnb hosts. It covers Airbnb's claims of guest savings, the growth of vacation rentals in Spain, and the potential of car sharing for hosts. Hosts can use this information to understand market trends and explore new revenue opportunities.
Key Insights
- •Airbnb claims guests saved $12M in 21 cities analyzed during a holiday weekend by booking through their platform.
- •Vacation rentals in Spain offered more beds than hotels in 2016, with the number nearly doubling from 2015 statistics.
Action Items
- ✓Consider incorporating peer-to-peer car sharing into your business by offering a coupon code to guests.Effort: mediumImpact: medium
Tools & Resources
- →Turo: Turo is mentioned as a car sharing platform.
- →Beyond Pricing, Wheelhouse, Everbooked, HSDC Trade Fair, Clearbanc, AirBelo, Properly, HostWell, Pillow Homesuite, Booking.com, HomeAway, Aviva IQ, Party Squasher, DwellWell, Babierge, Design Plus Consignment Gallery, Magic Plan, Turo, Zipcar, Maven, Getaround, Spacer: The episode also references several tools and resources including Beyond Pricing, Wheelhouse, Everbooked, HSDC Trade Fair, Clearbanc, AirBelo, Properly, HostWell, Pillow Homesuite, Booking.com, HomeAway, Aviva IQ, Party Squasher, DwellWell, Babierge, Design Plus Consignment Gallery, Magic Plan, Zipcar, Maven, Getaround, and Spacer.
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