Travel Megatrends 2021: More Mainstream Short-Term Rentals Cope With New Headwinds
Photo Credit: A rendering of a property at Chao Phraya River, Four Seasons Private Residences. Four Seasons
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In a push-and-pull scenario, short-term rentals are even more of a mainstream option in 2025 despite cities around the world increasingly regulating their growth.
The term “alternative accommodations,” already a near-anachronism in 2020, loses all meaning five years later. Most major booking sites have long ceased listing separate categories for hotels, homes or apartments, and favored “stays” as a catch-all bucket because accommodation types were melding together.
After all, in 2025 Airbnb is offering short-term apartment and vacation rentals, has revived its boutique hotel business, and is booking rooms for a scattered number of property owners at larger chains. Airbnb, Expedia and Alibaba were also among the booking sites marketing hotels and other stays under their own brands.
Four Seasons had portions of several of its resort
