Airbnb says local travel and vacation home rentals are surging. According to the travel company, the number of bookings from mid-May to the beginning of June was greater than the weeks from the previous year. Despite the travel industry being heavily impacted by the pandemic, this small piece of “good news” proves that the way young consumers are traveling is changing, not disappearing entirely. Vacation preferences with short international trips are being replaced with in-country stays in vacation homes as many employees use their remote working schedule to “work from anywhere.” VRBO reports that customers are renting vacation homes rather than hotels, since it is easier to socially distance in those spaces. (The Verge)
