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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
Jasmine Fernández

There’s been no World Cup windfall for Airbnb – and hosts are surprised

Thousands of Airbnb hosts expecting a World Cup payday are still waiting for guests as a combination of high travel costs, steep ticket prices and restrictive border policies dampen demand.

With the tournament set to begin in June, data from rental firm AirDNA shows that Boston is currently the only host city where more than half of the available inventory has been reserved, at approximately 55 percent, The Wall Street Journal reported.

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