Tag: Airbnbust

You’ve probably heard the chatter. “Airbnbust is upon us”. In an earlier post, we proved the statement to be false and explained the reason why many hosts are seeing drops in their bookings – and it’s mostly due to oversaturation. So in this post, we’ll tell you how you can optimize your bookings in the midst of the stiff competition, and give you practical tips on how to beat the “Airbnbust” – as some like to call it.
When the tweet, “The Airbnbust is upon us”, hit social media last October, the short-term rental doom-and-gloom started. The viral tweet sparked a tsunami of complaints from across the U.S., many of them Airbnb hosts whining about an occupancy drop-off. Mainstream media picked it up, and BiggerPockets posted an article entitled, “Airbnbust: The Fall of Short-term Rentals”. But is the statement valid?