Airbnb has released a new report about the property-sharing service’s popularity in South Africa and other BRICS countries.<\/p>\n
While the report focuses primarily on travelers from China and Russia, it states that South Africa has shown massive growth in international guest numbers.<\/p>\n
As many as 620,000 guests arrived at Airbnb listings in South Africa over the past year – representing year-on-year growth of 144%.<\/p>\n
South Africa has also seen the strongest growth in guest arrivals from BRICS nations at 380%, earning $1.88 million from these four other countries alone.<\/p>\n
For guests travelling to South Africa,\u00a0the leading countries of origin are the US, the UK and Germany.<\/p>\n
According to the report, South Africa is unusual in that\u00a063% of all hosts in the country are women.<\/p>\n
The “average” host typically earns close to\u00a0$2,000 (R25,919) in Airbnb income, with\u00a03.6 booking requests per 30 days on the platform.<\/p>\n
More than 60% of women hosts in South Africa are Superhosts\u2014hosts who are specially designated by Airbnb as hosting guests frequently, receiving a high number of five-star reviews, and being exceptionally responsive to guests and committed to reservations.<\/p>\n
In addition, 60% of South African women hosts with children (i.e single mothers), who use their Airbnb income to help them stay in their homes.<\/p>\n
Earlier this year, Airbnb said that the\u00a0typical South African host who shares space in their home boosts their yearly income by more than R28,000.<\/p>\n