About 3.3 million people stayed in Airbnb “The Airbnb platform is a platform that is supporting the middle class,” Lehane says. -listed accommodation in rural areas of the US in the past year , the past year on a year increase of between 5% and 20% , according to a company report. The study found rural hosts earned between 5% and 20% of their income from short-term renting, and also revealed Chris Lehane listings vastly outnumbered corporate hotel chains in rural areas. Airbnb , head of global policy for Airbnb , said: "I’m not saying we’re the solution for all the challenges rural communities are facing but I think we are a part of a broader formula to create economic opportunities."
About 3.3 million people stayed in Airbnb -listed accommodation in rural areas of the US in the past year , the past year on a year increase of between 5% and 20% , according to a company report. The study found rural hosts earned between 5% and 20% of their income from short-term renting, and also revealed Chris Lehane listings vastly outnumbered corporate hotel chains in rural areas. Airbnb , head of global policy for Airbnb , said: "I’m not saying we’re the solution for all the challenges rural communities are facing but I think we are a part of a broader formula to create economic opportunities."