Short-term rentals 2022: the new trends that encourage apartment stays

Before we talk about short-term rentals 2022 and what they will be the new travel trends which will encourage stays in an apartment, it is necessary to make a brief analysis of the past year.

Beyond all predictions 2021 has turned out to be an amazing one for CleanBnB and for the short-term rental sector.

With about 1200 lodgings in direct management, over 60 locations, more than 31 stays booked e 11,2 million euro of gross bookings  our management company recorded an increase of 110 percent over the previous year.

Forecasts for the sector in the coming months are for growth, So CleanBnB is ready to welcome guests in maximum safety and with total professionalism they will choose to stay in an apartment as a travel solution 2022.

Short-term rentals 2022: what will make tourists prefer short-term rentals in this new year?

2021 ushered in a new era for apartment tourism, we have started to travel again with more momentum but also with more attention to privacy and security.

The apartments have been identified as safer locations and new interesting trends have appeared on the travel world.

We began to hear more and more strongly about work (work + vacation) of the so-called digital nomads, of never ending tourism namely the tendency to prolong the experience of travel both before and after the same, and even of revenge travel that is, to live the journey as revenge on the pandemic.

We believe the 2022 may instead be the year ofsettlement and balance,rise of tourism in the apartment not only as a "remedy" to the contingent pandemic situation but as a conscious choice and the strengthening of values ​​of sustainability, spirituality, territoriality and slowness.

Short-term rentals 2022: the new trends that will be able to encourage tourism in the apartment

• Group or family holidays

The pandemic has led us to restrict our acquaintances to a few close friends. Often it was a family group or a close-knit crew of friends.

Leaving for a weekend or planning summer holidays together it is the most natural choice and in some ways also the most advantageous one.

Live moments of lightheartedness in company remains a deeply felt need.

The tailor-made short-term rental for those traveling in groups is the large independent holiday home, with several bedrooms and multiple bathrooms or the villa in areas of tourist importance or in the countryside with garden and/or swimming pool.

This allows you to have more space and to recreate a microcosm tailored making the holiday truly special.

• Sustainable tourism

Sustainable tourism does not only mean adopting an eco-friendly lifestyle,  but it includes the choice of destinations that are not excessively distant reachable by train or bicycle.

To discover new destinations, pearls from the immense historical value and culture scattered along the boot, historic centers declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, it means supporting the local economy.

Sustainable tourism is therefore informed tourism that looks to the future with the necessary awareness and does not distort the environment and the appearance of cities and tourist resorts.

The destinations suggested by CleanBnB for those who want to practice more sustainable tourism are the art City ,i ancient villages and those rural.

The contribution that short-term rental houses can make to revival of sustainable tourism, intelligent, smart and safe is therefore essential.

• Spiritual journeys

They represent a real journey within the journey, an inner journey which is not only referable to religious paths and to discover the ancient pilgrimage routes but also to pleasant places far from the chaos.

Locations that induce inner peace and allow you to find yourself.

Tuscany, Umbria, Lake Maggiore and Lake Como, Val d'Aosta.

These are the destinations recommended by CleanBnB for those looking for paradise destinations.

Obviously short-term rental stays represent the best choice for those who want to live to the fullest the energy of the places enjoying as much privacy as possible.

• Food and wine tourism

Il food and wine travel it is a rapidly growing sector.

The sector has gone from 21% of travelers interested in agri-food to 55% and it seems that the upward trend shows no signs of stopping.

A conscious and seasonally adjusted tourism which includes more and more travelers from Italy and abroad whose main purpose is to carry out wine tourism visits.

Wine and excellent agri-food in general can be the driving force behind a way of traveling that reconciles different needs.

The intimate link between food and wine, culture and tourism is also underlined by'World Tourism Organisation, according to which this tourist practice allows the traveler to get in touch with the place he is visiting in a more active and engaging way thanks to the "medium" of food.

Between the new destinations inaugurated by CleanBnB, Asti surrounded by the hills of Monferrato is certainly not to be missed.

A weekend in the pearl of Monferrato it can only start among the rows of a vineyard, with a typical tasting of wines with a protected designation of origin.

It's still Udine with the nearby wine tourism possibilities connected to the Collio area.

How not to mention Verona recognized among the ten world capitals of wine?

The Italian city symbol of wine tourism that allows you to mix great tastings of Valpolicella, Amarone, Soave and Bardolino with the culture and history of an ancient territory rich in art.

• Slow Tourism

The pandemic has given us the opportunity to rethink the value of time and how we want to live our future.

Slow tourism is a new way of travelling more and more widespread that contrasts with the frenzy that characterizes everyday life.

A philosophy that allows you to savor every detail and also to discover unusual destinations.

Travel slowly, organizing stops and stopping off for short stays professionally managed by CleanBnB throughout Italy, all proceeding calmly in order to grasp every nuance of the places.

Destinations for slow travel could be the major islands.

Un tour of Sicily with short stays in the cities of Catania, SIRACUSA to the island of Ortigia e Agrigento with the Valley of the Temples.

La Sardinia to Alghero, Sassari the neighbour Bosa village and the amazing La Pelosa beach.

La Puglia to the Itria Valley and the sea of Monopoli and Polignano as well as the timeless Salento.

The Upper Ionian Cosentino which embraces Calabria , Basilicata and reveals enchanting but still little-known places.

The way to travel in 2022 therefore it will also be the effect of the medium-term consequences of the pandemic.

I discerning and discerning travellers will allocate a larger percentage of spending to short-term rentals than during this year it will rise to 35% of the budget holiday compared to 17% in previous years.

It is also worth considering that according to ISTAT data the world of short rentals can count on a potential pool of approx 6,3 million unused properties which, professionally managed, are able to satisfy the new needs of travellers.

2022 will therefore be characterized by new destinations but mostly from un profound change in the way of interpreting travel and stays.

Tour operators e qualified property managers of short-term rental apartments will have to continue to manage a complex and changing situation that requires more and more expertise and which aims to reinterpret the social model e pursue the good life.