Abstract

Airbnb and similar online trading platforms for short-term space rentals list a substantial number of properties that usually serve as homes for families. As such, they are particularly suitable for multi-family travel – joint holidays of two or more families. Even before COVID-19, there was a clear trend towards multi-family travel. While it is not yet entirely clear how COVID-19 will affect multi-family travel patterns in the long term, demand is likely to increase in the short term as tourists are more concerned about their safety – they prefer to spend their holiday with people they know well and would interact with even when not on holiday.