WOMEN IN TRAVEL MARKET From delegated right: Airbnb senior interactions supervisor for Southeast Asia Cheryl Tay, Philippine Commission on Women Gender and Development agent Anne Jeaneth Casalme, Quezon City Mayor Maria Josefina “Joy” Belmonte, Airbnb head of public law for Southeast Asia, India, Hong Kong, and Taiwan Mich Goh, Philippine Coast Guard officer and popular mountaineer Noelle Wenceslao, Airbnb host and material developer Colleen Vidal throughout Airbnb’s #WomenInTravel market discussion in Taguig City.
More females are seen driving the development of US-based home sharing platform Airbnb in the Philippines, continuing the growing pattern recently of higher female involvement in this sector of the hospitality market.
On Tuesday, Airbnb said two-thirds of its hosts in the Philippines in 2022 were females, making the Southeast Asian nation the second-largest women-driven host neighborhood worldwide after New Zealand.
“Women hosts are playing an increasingly pivotal role in the travel and tourism sector, and especially in the Philippines. We are heartened to see more and more women open their homes to travelers and provide the authentic hospitality that Filipinos are renowned for,” said Mich Goh, Airbnb’s head of public law for Southeast Asia, India, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
“As more Pinays step up to lead our host communities and share hosting tips with one another, we remain committed to supporting and growing our Pinay host community and ensuring that their roles in contributing to the industry are recognized,” she included.
Airbnb said that Filipina hosts in their platform jointly made more than P2.5 billion in 2022.
During Airbnb’s #WomenInTravel market discussion in Taguig City hung on the exact same day, Goh likewise kept in mind that these females originate from varied backgrounds and interest.
“Some are under 30 [years old] and helping their parents to welcome guest in the spare rooms. Others are mothers who are hosting to earn additional income,” Goh said.
Meanwhile, Airbnb senior interactions supervisor for Southeast Asia Cheryl Tay informed the Inquirer that this is usually an international pattern, however is more noticable in a nation like the Philippines.
“It’s because we have a very strong base of women that’s kind of keeping the trend going,” Tay said on the sidelines of the occasion, keeping in mind that the Philippines is 2nd just to New Zealand’s 70 percent.
“We see and hope that it would grow because we see a lot of very, very active women hosts,” she included.
Tay said that Airbnb is likewise positive about this year, stating that they have a “very positive” outlook for their business as the tourist market continues to recuperate from the alarming impacts of the pandemic.
“We are very positive about the momentum of travel to the Philippines. And I would say that family travel is a very big growth trend, and surprisingly, pet travel,” said the Airbnb executive.
The Department of Tourism is wanting to strike 4.8 million global gos to this year after it breached the 1.7 million target it set for 2022 with 2.65 million global visitor arrivals.
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