Hospitality Companies Follow Pandemic Demand by Offering Villa Rentals
Photo Credit: AvantStay's expansion to Cabo San Lucas arrives as more hospitality competitors see opportunity in high-end vacation home rentals. AvantStay
Skift Take
AvantStay’s expansion to the villa rental market in Mexico is happening at a slower pace than bigger brands like Marriott, but it still signals a lot of future growth in the lodging sector won't be tied to traditional hotels.
A luxury short-term rental company’s expansion into Mexico is yet another sign hospitality brands like what they see in the future of high-end vacation home rentals.
Los Angeles-based AvantStay is expanding into the Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, market through a partnership with luxury villa rental brand Blue Desert Cabo, the companies announced Tuesday exclusively to Skift. The partnership, which begins with roughly 30 listings and plans to go up to around 50, is the first international foray for AvantStay, which specializes in short-term rentals for groups.
The new partnership aims to better position the company for further opportunities abroad at a time when competition is heating up in the luxury, whole-home vacation rental business from some of the world’s largest hotel companies like Marriott and Accor.
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