After reducing more than 40 percent of its reservations in 2020, Airbnb has not only recovered but has already surpassed the figures presented in 2019, the year before the pandemic.
The arrival of the Covid-19 directly affected the economy of different industries for various reasons, including the decrease in social mobility, the lack of consumer confidence in traveling and visiting their favorite establishments, as well as the “detention” in the manufacture of products, reducing the income of an endless number of items, as is the case of tourism sector.
According to data from IATAwhere the annual evolution of income from worldwide passenger air transport, during 2019 this came to represent the figure of 607 billion dollars, reaching a historical record; however, during 2020 this declined by more than 65 percent, dropping to 189 billion.
In that sense, Airbnb, the digital platform dedicated to offering accommodation to individuals and tourists, registered, in 2019, a historic growth with 327 million nights and experiences reserved through the use of its application; However, and like hundreds of brands, it had a high decline during 2020 as a result of the pandemicregistering only 193 million of these, a figure to which they have almost managed to return to normal, since during 2021 they managed to register 301 million.
Airbnb bookings exceed pre-pandemic maximum
Currently, of course, the issue with the Covid-19 and the pandemic seems to be no longer a concern. In fact, a study carried out by Ipsos revealed that the virus no longer appears as much in people’s minds, since, in its survey, the platform places it in 12th place with just 9 percent.
Taking these data into account, added to the great rebound in industries in what has been called the “post-covid era”, one of the fastest growing platforms in 2021 and 2022 is Airbnb, a space that, last year, managed not to not only reach the reserves in the pre-mandemic, but it exceeded the figures of 2019.
According to company information, Airbnb topped 2019 levels by up to 66 percent thanks to average daily rates that were significantly higher last year than during the year before the pandemic.
“All regions experienced significant growth in 2022, as guests increasingly crossed borders and returned to cities on Airbnb,” the firm reported in a statement. release sent to shareholders.
Notably, the company ended 2022 with 6.6 million global active listings, an increase of 900,000 listings since the beginning of the year.