Skift Take

Pundits predicted that people would return to cities once the pandemic subsided. They have but non-urban stays are still a strong Airbnb category.

During the pandemic, Airbnb saw a burst of long-term stays of 28 days or longer, and also reservations in non-urban areas. While many other areas of the business have normalized in the interim, those two areas are still solid. "I think a lot of bears thought that segment would unravel as we emerge and people went back to work," Chief Financial Officer Ellie Mertz told a Goldman Sachs investor conference Monday, referring to long-term