webfact Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Thailand’s Seniors are world’s most active Airbnb hosts and guests By The Thaiger Thailand senior guests have increased 62% year-on-year. Seniors (hosts and guests aged 60+) have been a growing and integral part of the Airbnb community for many years, growing fast in number, earning important extra income, and continuing to be the most-loved of any age group. In addition to hosting, seniors are a burgeoning portion of Airbnb’s guest community, using the power of the platform to go beyond traditional tourist districts and experience local, authentic neighbourhoods. “It’s perhaps no surprise that we’re seeing such strong growth in this demographic. Seniors are healthier and wealthier than they’ve ever been, while also tending to take more and longer trips than other age groups,” noted Greg Greeley, President of Homes, Airbnb. Globally, senior guests are now the fastest-growing of any age group on Airbnb, with the number of seniors who have booked on the platform growing 66% in the past year. Across Thailand, the number of seniors who have booked on Airbnb grew 61.69% in the past year alone, a figure that is expected to continuing trending up as a quarter of Thailand’s population are expected to be 65+ by 2040. Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/thailands-seniors-are-worlds-most-active-airbnb-hosts-and-guests -- © Copyright The Thaiger 2018-10-22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 Airbnb gains as senior citizens catch travel bug By THE NATION A GREATER number of senior citizens are becoming a part of Airbnb, the worldwide travel platform said. Hosts and guests aged 60 and above are booking on Airbnb in increasing numbers, and leading a new trend of multi-generation family travel beyond traditional tourist districts to experience local, authentic neighbourhoods, the platform said. Globally, senior hosts are the fastest-growing of any age group of hosts on Airbnb, and there are now more than 400,000 senior hosts on Airbnb worldwide, the company said. In 2017, senior hosts around the world earned over Bt65 billion, hosted more than 13.5 million guest arrivals at their listings, and welcomed travellers from over 150 countries. In Thailand, there are currently almost 1,500 senior hosts on Airbnb, representing a year-on-year increase of more than 26 per cent, the platform said. Senior hosts earned a combined total of close to Bt300 million, welcoming more than 52,000 guests into their homes. They also ranked among the most loved hosts in the world – senior hosts are the best-rated host age group in Thailand with more than 83 per cent of reviews of senior hosts receiving five stars. “Known for their renowned welcoming hospitality and as avid world travellers, it’s not surprising that seniors in Thailand are ageing meaningfully by embracing the home-sharing community,” said Siew Kum Hong, Airbnb regional director for the Asia Pacific. Senior guests are now the fastest growing of any age group on Airbnb, with the number of seniors who have booked on the platform growing 66 per cent in the past year. Airbnb said Thailand’s seniors were the world’s most active, topping the list of countries with the highest proportion of senior guests on Airbnb. Across the country, seniors who booked on Airbnb grew 62 per cent in the past year alone, a figure that is expected to continuing trending up as a quarter of Thailand’s population are expected to be 65 and more by 2040, the company said. Countries with the highest proportion of over 60s travelling on Airbnb (minimum 1,000 guests) are: Thailand, Japan, the US, United Kingdom, France, Australia, Italy, and Germany. In turn, seniors around the world are flocking to Thailand for their getaways. Airbnb’s top trending destinations in Thailand among seniors include: Rawai, Phuket (73.68 per cent), Kathu, Phuket (56.78 per cent), and Chiang Mai (53.59 per cent). They are defined as the cities with the greatest year-on-year increase in number of bookings by senior guests for travel in 2018. “It’s perhaps no surprise that we’re seeing such strong growth in this demographic. Seniors are healthier and wealthier than they’ve ever been, while also tending to take more and longer trips than other age groups,” noted Greg Greeley, president of homes, Airbnb. Seniors are also at the forefront of a growing trend in Airbnb bookings: multi-generational family travel, where the booking guest is a senior travelling with children or an infant. In the past year, Thailand has seen a 55-per-cent growth in multi-generational travel, with more than 40 per cent being first-time bookings. Popular travel destinations include Bangkok, Auckland, Kuala Lumpur, Bali, Sydney, Kyoto and Taipei, with an average booking value of Bt4,700 per night. Airbnb homes often provide amenities that make them ideal for family getaways: kitchens, shared dining spaces, and individual bedrooms and bathrooms. Multi-generational family travel bookings have grown 75 per cent in the past year. And in 2018, more than half of these multi-generational bookings have been by first-timers to the Airbnb community. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/Tourism/30356978 -- © Copyright The Nation 2018-10-23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinnieTheKhwai Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Especially in Asia I think, and to a lesser extent North America. In Europe, most older people don't really understand (correctly) what AirBnB is. ( Probably due to misinformation from their media with a penchant for seeing problems where there are none (of few). ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGIR Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Free advertising................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Seniors gone wild.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darcula Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Some serious backpedalling going on here.... On 5/16/2018 at 7:32 AM, webfact said: Court decides: AirBnB illegal in Thailand for daily and weekly rental https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038496-court-decides-airbnb-illegal-in-thailand-for-daily-and-weekly-rental/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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