Airbnb, the world’s leading community-driven hospitality company, announced today that Morgantown hosts earned over $21,000 in income while welcoming an additional 230 guests to the city last weekend during the West Virginia University commencement (May 10-13).
This represented the third largest surge of guests to Morgantown in the history of Airbnb’s platform, behind only a couple football weekends from 2018.
WVU commencement has long been known to fill Morgantown hotels to peak occupancy, even with higher rates. Home sharing and vacation rentals have allowed cities like Morgantown to utilize pre-existing resources – people’s homes – to expand lodging capacity and retain as many visitors as possible.
Airbnb previously announced that Monongalia County hosts earned $479,000 in supplemental income in 2018 while welcoming 4,800 guest arrivals.
