1. I think we’re on the verge of a revolution in travel
2. Before the pandemic, most people were tethered to the place they worked because they had to go into an office
3. The pandemic accelerated the mass adoption of technologies (like Zoom) that allowed millions of people (not everyone, but a large chunk) to work from home
4. Suddenly, they were untethered from the need to work in specific places at specific times
5. Millions of people can now travel anytime, anywhere, for any length — and even live anywhere
6. All you have to believe is that Zoom is here to stay to believe this trend is here to stay
7. This newfound flexibility is bringing about a revolution in how we travel
8. In recent months, some of the largest companies in the world, like Amazon, P&G, Ford, and PwC, have announced increased flexibility for employees to work remotely, and I expect more companies to follow
9. We’re seeing this in our own data
10. Travel anytime: Monday’s and Tuesday’s are our fastest growing days of the week for families to travel
11. Travel anywhere: over 100,000 towns & cities had a booking on Airbnb during the pandemic (6,000 places had their 1st booking)
12. Live anywhere: between July and September, 1 in 5 nights booked were for a month or longer. This is our fastest growing category by trip length
13. So basically, people aren’t just traveling on Airbnb, they’re now living on Airbnb
14. Okay, last tweet… to respond to this moment, I’ll share some updates to the Airbnb service at 8am pst tomorrow on our homepage (I have a short demo that I’ll share)
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