International guest searches for Airbnb Stays in Thailand double year-on-year following international reopening

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● Phuket continues to rank among the most searched destinations, along with Bangkok

● Guests from the United States, Russia and Germany lead the surge in travel demand

 

Bangkok, Thailand, 1 November 2021 - Airbnb has revealed a recent surge in searches for stays in Thailand by international guests, as the country reopens today to quarantine-free travel for fully vaccinated travellers from 63 low-risk countries. 

International guest searches for Stays in Thailand within the next six months have more than doubled from one year ago, based on latest Airbnb search data for the week of 18 October.* From vibrant cityscapes to spectacular sandy beaches and hilly mountains, international travellers are already planning to #RediscoverThailand with Airbnb this coming holiday season, and villas are their #1 most-searched stay of choice.** 

Phuket’s appeal remains undimmed, as the popular island destination continues to be one of the most searched Thai destinations on Airbnb by international guests, along with Bangkok, Samui, Pattaya and Chiang Mai.** Resort destinations near Bangkok are also trending - comparing against last month, Airbnb has seen an 80% surge in international guest searches for stays in Petchaburi for the next six months, and a more than 40% increase for both Pattaya and Hua Hin stays within the same time period.***

Looking to escape the chilly winter, guests from North America and Europe are leading the strong surge in travel to Thailand.

 

Guests from these top 10 countries are searching for Airbnb Stays in Thailand:**

• United States
• Russian Federation 
• Germany
• United Kingdom
• France
• Korea
• Australia
• Canada 
• Sweden
• Switzerland

Notably, there was a significant spike in searches from Germany, Korea, Australia and Switzerland in the week of 18 October. Tied to Australia’s recent announcement that it would reopen its international borders in November, searches for Thailand Stays by Australians doubled month-over-month***.

“As Thailand officially reopens for quarantine-free international travel, we’re seeing incredibly strong demand amongst international travellers to visit the country with Airbnb. A significant number of our guests are searching for long-term stays, which is no wonder as Thailand is a top workation destination and Airbnb stays provide a unique getaway with top-notch remote work amenities,” shared Amanpreet Bajaj, General Manager for India, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan, Airbnb. “Working closely with our Host community, industry partners and the Thai Government, Airbnb is committed to re-energising travel across the nation by driving local, authentic travel that showcases the best of Thai culture and hospitality.”

For more information, please visit airbnb.com/rediscoverthailand. 

Note:
*Based on internal Airbnb data on searches for Thailand Stays by international guests within the next 6 months, from 18-24 October 2021 vs. 18-24 October 2020.
**Based on internal Airbnb data of searches for Thailand Stays by international guests within the next 6 months, from 18-24 October 2021.
***Based on internal Airbnb data of searches for Thailand Stays by international guests within the next 6 months, from 18-24 October 2021 vs. 18-24 September 2021.

 

--2021-11-02

[alyx]

???? I  searched the Maldives a few days ago , and Cape Town …

No plan to go though 

Also, tourists tend to fall for “ Country welcome tourists back” but fail to read the list of the documents needed 
Strange enough, the search is between 18 and 24 of October when everyone was swimming in the unknown sea of decisions to be made 

oh, yes , something else correct me if I am wrong, I thought that AirBnb had heavily been regulated in the area. At least I know of a few buildings forbidding the practice 

And…sincerely …what incentive does this article bring ?

[fangless]

Doubled from what?  80% on what? 

The headlines are meaningless without the baseline figures. 

One year ago I would suggest there was no high demand so we are probably looking at double a very low figure anyway!

[Mavideol]

maybe the searches were not related to potential stays but more to assert TAT daily/constant requirement changes

[ThailandRyan]

Well from zero to 1 is a hundred percent increase or doubling....

[fangless]

31 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Well from zero to 1 is a hundred percent increase or doubling....

Hate to be pedantic but double zero is still zero, which is probably the actual result of the "survey"!

[mtls2005]

Straw firmly grasped.

[ThailandRyan]

13 minutes ago, fangless said:

Hate to be pedantic but double zero is still zero, which is probably the actual result of the "survey"!

Good spin

[NanaSomchai]

Doubled from what? 0?

[timendres]

And in other news... TAT recently instructed it's staff to review all Thai Airbnb listings to ensure they are prepared for the re-opening. The staff was instructed to use US, European and Russian proxies to ensure they would see the site exactly as the tourists would see them.

[overherebc]

Every week I search for a good RR Silver Cloud for sale in UK.

Ah, the dream, the dream.

[MrJ2U]

Air BNB.

 

Lots of hidden charges.

 

I did it and the place was ok.  

 

I miss daily cleaning, Nice breakfast buffets, resort atmosphere.

 

I kinda felt I was housitting some rich cousins place.

Mismatched towels, cooking your own meals, making your own beds, etc.

 

I'm sticking with hotels and resorts.