Business travel is in the middle of its latest chapter. While traditional business travel—to attend a meeting or conference, for example—continues to slowly inch toward pre-pandemic levels, a new kind of business travel is seeing a growth spurt.
Remote work is now giving employees the freedom to work from anywhere—even on vacation. Now, more and more travelers are combining work and leisure travel, laptop in tow. Want to market your vacation home to more business travelers and remote workers? Here are some expert-backed strategies.
While leisure guests are apt to search for hot tubs, pools, and easy access to attractions, business travelers have different priorities. Some of their top requirements and amenities in a vacation rental include:
Treat business travelers and remote workers to elevated services and conveniences akin to a business class experience. Some additional amenities and perks to consider:
Crisp linens and fresh, fluffy towels to offer a luxury hotel-inspired experience. Homeowners who work with Vacasa can take advantage of the Vacasa Linen Program, which gives them new hotel-quality linens each year (2 sets for each bed) and a stock of new white towels.
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When creating a persuasive vacation rental listing, think about what business travelers and remote workers will want during their stay. We suggest mentioning:
Plus, don’t forget tailoring some image choices to entice business travelers. Besides photos of your view, bedrooms, and kitchen, include images of the workspaces travelers can use in your home.
The vacation rental marketing rule of thumb: The more visibility you can bring to your property, the more bookings you’ll get. So, beef up the exposure to your vacation rental—especially with people who are traveling for business or remote workers. Some marketing tactics to try:
Business travel has morphed and grown since the rise of remote work. Today, not only can workers work from home, they can work from anywhere—even on a getaway. Use this article to stock your home with remote workers’ must-haves and market to them throughout the year.
Yes, employees can use Airbnb for business travel. In fact, Airbnb makes it easy to do so. To make booking a vacation rental simple and efficient for corporate travelers, Airbnb created Airbnborwork.com. Some highlights on this site for business travelers include:
Unlike vacationers who are mainly looking for memorable experiences and to discover new places, business travelers care most about:
Business travelers have high expectations for travel and need to trust that these expectations will be met. These expectations can include trusting that their vacation rental has been thoroughly cleaned and comes stocked with all the vacation rental essentials.
Business travel, also called corporate travel, generally includes traveling to attend a meeting, a conference, a presentation, and more. Typically, business travel includes at least one overnight stay. Now—with the rise of remote work—business travel can also include travelers who are working while also on vacation.
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Vacasa Seasonals Inc.
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