Market Intelligence collects studies and research from Beds24's channel partners about traveller trends, with links to the full reports. Newest posts are first.
Table of Contents
- Why Airbnb recommends long-stay discounts
- Booking.com's travel predictions for 2023
- Booking.com's predictions for the return of travel in 2022
- What is most essential to travellers today
- What amenities make a top listing
Why Airbnb recommends long-stay discounts
Posted: 4 April 2023
Monthly stays (28 nights or more) were a significant percentage of total gross nights booked on Airbnb in 2022. Hosts who adopted monthly discounts earned around 2.7% more in 2022 than hosts who didn't.
More information: Airbnb's findings on monthly discounts
Booking.com's travel predictions for 2023
Posted: 25 November 2022
According to Booking.com's predictions:
- The most popular type of vacation in 2023 will be nostalgic getaways, with 88% of travellers wanting this trip.
- 58% of travellers want to learn survival skills on a trip in 2023, and 39% even want to learn to prep for an apocalypse.
- 73% want to travel outside their comfort zone, and 50% want to experience culture shock.
More information: Booking.com travel predictions 2023
Booking.com's predictions for the return of travel in 2022
Posted: 29 October 2021
Booking.com commissioned research with more than 24,000 travellers across 31 countries and territories, and combined it with its own data and insights to predict how travel will continue to be redefined next year:
- 79% of travellers agree that travel helps their mental and emotional wellbeing more than other forms of self-care.
- 73% of travellers say vacation time will be strictly work-free in the future.
- 64% of travellers agree that technology will be more important than ever while on vacation.
- 61% of travellers are now more open to different types of vacations.
Source: Booking.com
More information: Booking.com travel predictions 2022
What is most essential to travellers today
Posted: 28 September 2021
As an Elite partner of Expedia Group, Beds24 shares data and insights that help you stay competitive. Expedia Group's Traveler Value Index is a research study of the values and preferences of 8,000 travellers in eight countries. It gives insights into travellers' changing expectations and what they look for when they book accommodation.
Key findings:
- More than a third of travellers would swap a salary increase for more vacation days.
- 1 in 5 travellers expect travel to be the thing they spend the most on in 2021.
- More than a third of travellers have larger travel budgets now compared to 2020.
- Half of travellers plan to board a plane in the next 12 months.
- Nearly ¾ of travellers are comfortable with the concept of a vaccine passport, and enhanced cleanliness continues to be a top priority for travellers when considering a property.
- The number 1 value to travellers is the ability to get a refund if their plans change. This was especially important for younger travellers and travellers with children.
- 65% of travellers are more likely to book with travel providers that identify their practices as inclusive, and 59% are willing to spend more to make their trip more sustainable.
Source: Expedia Group
More information: Expedia Group Traveler Value Index full report
What amenities make a top listing
Posted: 14 September 2021
Airbnb shared research on the most searched amenities on Airbnb and the difference the right amenities make to earnings.
Most searched amenities on Airbnb:
- Pet-friendly space
- Pool
- Wireless Internet
- Kitchen
- Jacuzzi
Hosts could earn up to:
- 14% more when adding the laptop-friendly amenity
- 13% more when adding the self check-in option amenity
Source: Airbnb
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