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The home-let gig economy is thriving.In the UK, the average Airbnb host coins in £2,000 a year (and it’s even more in the Big Smoke, with properties in the capital averaging out to £3,500 a year). While over the pond in the US, Airbnb hosts are raking in $924 (£653) a month. Impressive figures indeed.... Continue Reading

The Beginner’s Guide to Short-Term Letting Over the course of a decade, technology has shaped and shook the world of hospitality. Now? Anyone on earth can be a hotelier, and everyone from backpackers to high-flying execs can tap into a million properties and more, in a matter of a few clicks. Putting some figures to... Continue Reading

Many online renting platforms like Airbnb are community reviewed sites and because of that, maintaining standards and exceeding them are paramount to success on the site, much the same as on sites like eBay, for example. Your score and reviews are publically available so there’s nowhere to hide! There are a few different things to... Continue Reading

Airbnb’s ‘Business Travel Ready’ certification is now stricter in regards particularly to its check-in. The concept of it is that business travellers experience a no hassle check-in at the start of their stay and this is something we’ve always encouraged at CityHost. We’ve perfected it now and we agree with Airbnb about how critical it... Continue Reading

Airbnb has so many practical applications for travellers of all kinds in the modern world. It’s contributing to our globalism in business as well as in tourism and companies are now favouring Airbnb for corporate stays. In the summer of 2015, Airbnb was chosen by 5,000 companies for bulk business bookings and it’s only snowballing.... Continue Reading