Adults over 60 represent 19% of Airbnb hosts in Puerto Rico
October 6, 2021
The recent celebration on Oct. 1 of International Day of Older Persons has prompted the Airbnb digital platform to share data about hosts and travelers over 60 years old. According to the platform, in Puerto Rico, hosts over 60 years old represented 19% of the island’s universe as of September 2021. That includes the number […]
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3 Puerto Rico nonprofits receive $45K through Airbnb fundraising initiative
July 21, 2021
Three Puerto Rico-based nonprofits — CMV Casa sin Fronteras, La Maraña, and the Programa de Educación Comunal de Entrega y Servicio Inc. — will receive a combined $45,000 through the Airbnb Community Fund. The fund was created to distribute $100 million over 10 years to organizations that are strengthening communities around the world, including $10 […]
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Airbnb rolls out initiatives to promote responsible summer travel in Puerto Rico
May 19, 2021
As travel begins to pick up once again, and travelers opt to stay in entire homes, considered to be the safer way to travel according to the CDC, short-term rental company Airbnb is rolling out a number of initiatives to promote safety. “We’ve learned that July 4 is being pegged, by some, as the ‘reopening’ […]
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Women make their mark on Puerto Rico’s tourism sector
March 9, 2021
Puerto Rico’s women entrepreneurs are making their mark on the island’s tourism sector, from a number of angles. On the one hand, there are those working on the Airbnb platform, which in 2018 had more than 5,000 hosts in Puerto Rico. At present 50% of the island’s hosts on Airbnb are women, the platform confirmed. […]
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Airbnb has collected, paid $16.8M+ in occupancy tax in Puerto Rico in 3 years
October 8, 2020
Short-term rental platform Airbnb announced that from Aug. 1, 2017 to Aug. 31, 2020 it has collected a total of $16.8 million from the 7% hotel room occupancy tax and remitted the money to the Puerto Rico government. In 2017, Airbnb established an agreement with the Puerto Rico Tourism Co. to formalize short-term rentals and […]
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Airbnb banning overnight reservations during Halloween weekend
October 5, 2020
Airbnb announced it will ban overnight reservations for Halloween weekend on all home listings in the United States, including Puerto Rico, or Canada. Additionally, it confirmed it will boost “existing protections and technologies aimed at stopping as many large gatherings as possible that weekend.” Airbnb guests will not be able to make overnight reservations for […]
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80% of Puerto Ricans looking for ‘staycations,’ Airbnb says
October 2, 2020
An analysis of the Airbnb travel platform showed that 80% of the searches that Puerto Rico residents carried out in August and September were to travel within the island. The trips will be domestic with the possibility of working from the accommodation and with a family profile, the travel platform said. Locations are chosen based […]
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Airbnb, Discover Puerto Rico partner to develop destination website
June 12, 2020
Short-term rental company Airbnb announced it is partnering with Discover Puerto Rico through a program to market the island by promoting local tourism. Puerto Rico is one of nine destinations worldwide to participate in the first strategic alliances, and one of two in the Caribbean, said Discover Puerto Rico CEO Brad Dean. “We often receive […]
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Airbnb: 100K bookings in 5 weekends in P.R. generate $19M for hosts
February 6, 2020
Travel accommodations platform Airbnb confirmed that some 100,000 visitors booked through its platforms for stays in Puerto Rico during five weekends in 2019, generating more than $19 million for local hosts. The weekends of April 19, July 5, 19 and 26 and Dec. 27 received the most tourists and bookings in a space offered on […]
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Airbnb extends ‘Open Homes’ program through Feb. 9 after earthquakes
February 4, 2020
Airbnb announced it has extended its Open Homes program activation through Feb. 9 to help people affected by the recent earthquakes in Puerto Rico and relief workers deployed to help. The Open Homes Program connects hosts who are willing and able to provide free housing with people in need of temporary accommodation and disaster relief […]
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Airbnb activates Open Homes program in P.R., USVI through Sept. 15
September 3, 2019
Airbnb has activated its Open Homes program to help displaced residents and relief workers deployed to the regions impacted by Hurricane Dorian. The Open Homes Program recruits hosts who are willing and able to provide their homes for free to displaced residents and disaster relief workers in the activation area including Puerto Rico and the […]
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P.R. dominates Airbnb ‘Top 10 Summer Trending Destinations’ list
May 22, 2019
The dog days of summer are soon approaching, and with them come the throngs of travelers in search of adventure, rest and relaxation in lands near and far. This summer, Puerto Rico dominates Airbnb’s top-ten global trending destinations list, securing three spots, with Dorado, Vieques and Rio Grande each recording a more than 400% increase […]
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An Airbnb boutique hotel: Opportunity Zones arrive in Old San Juan
May 14, 2019
By Joel Cintrón ArbasettiCenter for Investigative Journalism The walk is led by Adrian Beales, an Australian sales director for Lifeafar, a company that offers real estate investment options for people from abroad. Behind him is a group of 20 investors. They left El Convento hotel on Cristo Street in Old San Juan after the second […]
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25% of all households in Culebra, Old San Juan are rented through Airbnb
February 14, 2019
The impact of Airbnb in Puerto Rico is such that it already exceeds 10,000 properties on the Island, according to an analytical report by Estudios Técnicos Inc. In tourist zones like Culebra and Old San Juan, a quarter of all homes are listed through the digital renting platform, which demonstrates its very high penetration in […]
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Study: Airbnb’s P.R. operation took a year to bounce back after Hurricane María
November 26, 2018
The firm released graphics showing that the service experienced negative growth for four consecutive months after the storms.
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