GUYANA has joined the Airbnb “Live and Work Anywhere” campaign to promote the destination to the growing number of digital nomads worldwide, a release said.
According to the release, as flexibility becomes a permanent part of so many company cultures, Airbnb wants to make it easier for workers to take advantage of its newly enshrined flexibility.
With more than six million listings worldwide, the platform launched last Thursday, its “Live and Work Anywhere” programme, was an ongoing initiative to continue working with governments and DMOs to create a one-stop-shop for remote workers, and encourage them to try new locations to work, while helping to revive tourism and provide economic support to communities after years of travel restrictions.
For the Caribbean region, Airbnb found that the share of nights booked for long term stays in Q1 2022 almost doubled compared to the same period in 2019; in Q1 2019, almost six per cent of all bookings were for long term stays, while in Q1 2022 this percentage reached almost 10 per cent; and the number of nights booked for long term stays tripled in Q1’22 compared to Q1’19.
Continuing the effort to partner with governments and tourism agencies to promote responsible travel and local economic growth, Airbnb, in partnership with the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO), will promote CTO member countries with digital nomad programmes across Airbnb’s vast global community.
“This campaign will promote Guyana through a landing page that provides details about the digital nomad programme, and also highlights the best Airbnb options to stay in and work from in Guyana,” the release noted.