Airbnb rates this Treasure Coast city in its top 10 of family destinations
Airbnb, a national hosting service, announced report findings outlining family travel in 2022. Family bookings with Airbnb were up 60% over pre-pandemic bookings in 2019.
Airbnb listed 10 popular U.S. family destinations based on value of under $50 per person per night. Only one Florida city was listed: Port St. Lucie. The full list is:
Port St. Lucie
Newnan, Ga.
Rockwall, Texas
Lancaster, Calif.
Boise, Idaho
Washington, Utah
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Rogers, Ark.
Little River, S. C.
Commerce City, Colo.
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The top 10 family destinations were:
San Diego
New York City
Panama City Beach
Los Angeles
San Antonio
Myrtle Beach
Houston
Galveston
Phoenix
Kissimmee
The report accounted for 15 million check-ins at 90,000 destinations. The report also highlighted advantages to using Airbnb because compared to hotels, the service benefits users with:
More space for the money:Families can get an Airbnb with 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms for approximately the price of one hotel room at a major chain.
Spreading out:One-quarter of Airbnb listings have three bedrooms or more.
More than 1M listings have cribs for small children.
Kitchens: Nearly 90 percent of Airbnb listings have kitchens.
Pets: More than 5 million pets traveled on Airbnb listings in 2022.
Better sleep: According to a recent survey, 66.9% of recent travelers get at least seven hours of sleep in a vacation rental, compared to 65.8% at home and 53.8% in a hotel or motel.
Port St. Lucie is the Treasure Coast's largest city with 225,000 residents, according to a TCPalm database. For more information on Airbnb, go to Airbnb.com.
Ed Killer is a reporter with TCPalm. Email him at ed.killer@tcpalm.com.
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