Post by High Priestess on Jul 6, 2016 15:26:32 GMT
See the article:
www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-airbnb-cuba-20160705-snap-story.html
The home sharing website AIrbnb, which quietly arrived in Cuba early last year in spring 2015, has established a stronghold in the country, quadrupling its presence from a start of 1,000 listings to now more than 4,000 in a little more than a year, according to a company spokeswoman. Cuba is the fastest-growing market in Airbnb Inc.'s eight-year history.
"The typical scenario has been the opposite, where hotel companies are the established ones in a given region, then Airbnb comes later," said Sean Hennessey, chief executive of Lodging Advisors, a market analytics firm in New York. "In Cuba, having the first-mover advantage, as we call it, is a big plus in Airbnb's favor."
www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-airbnb-cuba-20160705-snap-story.html
The home sharing website AIrbnb, which quietly arrived in Cuba early last year in spring 2015, has established a stronghold in the country, quadrupling its presence from a start of 1,000 listings to now more than 4,000 in a little more than a year, according to a company spokeswoman. Cuba is the fastest-growing market in Airbnb Inc.'s eight-year history.
"The typical scenario has been the opposite, where hotel companies are the established ones in a given region, then Airbnb comes later," said Sean Hennessey, chief executive of Lodging Advisors, a market analytics firm in New York. "In Cuba, having the first-mover advantage, as we call it, is a big plus in Airbnb's favor."