We’re here to answer the question everyone is asking, is the AirbnBUST really happening? Are bookings down? What about occupancy? How do hotels and STRs size up to each other? Is revenue management actually important? This month, VP of Research, Jamie Lane joins VP of Marketing, Mariah Kamei to provide data-driven answers to these questions and more.

With 26.6% more nights stayed than in the same month in 2019. September was the strongest month for demand growth compared to 2019 levels since the start of the pandemic. Average daily rates also continued to grow, 5.6% YoY. Occupancy only declined 1.2% YoY to 58.1% but is up +11.1% vs. 2019. And available listings reached 1.38 million – up 23.2% YoY and +8.7% vs. 2019.