AIRBNB’S IMPACT
ON THE NYC HOTEL MARKET
NYU Stern | Data Visualization | Fall 2015
Aviel Eidels, Kristen Ong, Jaafar Rizvi, Chester Tan
VS
Contents
I. Issue
II. NYC hotel market story
III. AirBnB Story
IV. Comparison
V. Neighborhood overview
VI. Takeaways
I. Issue
Coverage
The Hotel Association of
New York claims AirBnb
is hurting the city’s hotel
industry
Data sources
KPIs
• ADR
• Occupancy
• RevPAR
• Supply & Demand
II. NYC hotel market
NYC hotel industry snapshot (2014)
56.4mm
visitors
$9.08bn
in revenue
99,250
rooms
Source: STR Data, Hotel News Now, NYC & Co
391
hotels
Average supply of hotel rooms in NYC per year
Source: STR Data, Hotel News Now
2008 - 2014
3.8% CAGR
1987 - 2008
1.0% CAGR
Hotel room supply grew almost 4
times as fast on average for the
‘08-’14 period when compared to
’87-’07
NYC Hotel Density
Concentration around
midtown
Hell’s Kitchen
144 Hotels, 22% of total hotels,
38% of available rooms
Source: STR Data
III. AirBnb story
- 0.1MM 1MM 2MM
10MM
18MM
39MM
79MM
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
• Average
number of
nights booked
History of AirBnb
Sources: Wall Street Journal, Funders and Founders
AirBnB was
founded
$7.2 mm
Series “A”
funding
Ashton
Kutcher
invests
Reaches
200,000
listings
$10 bn
valuation
Neighborhood comparison
Average price Number of Listings
Source: AirBnb data scrape, November 2015
Tribeca has the highest average daily AirBnB room rates, but one of the
lowest number of properties available for guests to stay
Chelsea
West Village
Greenwich Village
Soho
Tribeca
Source: STR Data
Neighborhoods with top 5 AirBnb ADR
1. Tribeca
2. Soho
3. Chelsea
4. West Village
5. Greenwich Village
IV. Comparison
VS
Industry metrics
$272 mm
$9,080 mm
$165
$309
12,446
listings
99,250 hotel rooms
97% 89%
3%
11%
Data period: April 2015 TTM, Source: STR, InsideAirBnb, Hotel News Now
*projected ADR for 2015 based on growth since 2009
Revenue
Number of
available rooms
Average Daily Rate
Market share
Share of total occupied rooms in NYC
2012 2013 2014
Share of total annual rooms revenue in NYC
Data period: April 2015 TTM, Source: Hotel News Now
96.9% 95.0% 94.6%
3.1% 5.0% 5.4%
2012 2013 2014
98.4% 97.3% 97.1%
1.6% 2.7% 2.9%
AirBnb has been slowly growing its NYC market share
2008-2015 NYC Hotel ADR
Q3/Q4 ‘15 values are projections based on historical monthly trends
Source: STR Data
Monthly average ADR
2008: $275.4
2015: $261.3
2008-2015 NYC Hotel Occupancy
Q3/Q4 ‘15 values are projections based on historical monthly trends
Source: STR Data
Monthly average occupancy
2008: 81.6%
2015: 85.1%
2008-2015 NYC Hotel RevPAR
Q3/Q4 ‘15 values are projections based on historical monthly trends
Source: STR Data
Monthly average RevPAR
2008: $225.1
2015: $224.6
2010-2015 NYC hotel supply vs demand
Q1 2010
Q3/Q4 ‘15 values are projections based on historical monthly trends
Source: STR Data
Q4 2015
Monthly average supply | demand
2010: 2.8M | 2.3M
2015: 3.4M | 2.9M
Across various measures, the hotel industry
has not been suffering
ADR
Occupancy
RevPar
Demand > Supply
V. Neighborhood overview
Hotel room and AirBnb supply by neighborhood
Source: AirBnb data scrape, November 2015
East
village/ABC/LES:
High density
and low income
Heat map comparison
Hotel room density AirBnB listing density
Midtown:
Center of
business
Source: STR Data
VI. Takeaways
Hotel revenue from 1987 through AirBnB
launch in 2008, with forecast through 2014
Projected vs. actual
Takeaways
• It appears that the NYC hotel market hasn’t suffered as much (if, at
all) as critics have claimed
• Various KPIs show improvement for the hotel industry
• Demand for hotel rooms in NYC has been increasing, but demand
for AirBnb has been growing faster
• AirBnb’s NY customer base may not be the same as the core NY
hotel customer
• Policymakers should not change laws based on the claims of the hotel
industry. Doing so may dissuade potential visitors who cannot afford
hotels, hurt constituents who need supplemental income, and destroy
economic value from the booming hospitality sector
Source: NYC Go
Questions?
Appendix
Limitations
• Quality Ratings: AirBnb ADR does not reflect quality of room night
• Might not be the same consumer
• Format of Airbnb (house vs. apartment vs. hotel room)
Rent Heatmap
Rent Heatmap

AirBnb and the NYC Hotel Market

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    AIRBNB’S IMPACT ON THENYC HOTEL MARKET NYU Stern | Data Visualization | Fall 2015 Aviel Eidels, Kristen Ong, Jaafar Rizvi, Chester Tan VS
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    Contents I. Issue II. NYChotel market story III. AirBnB Story IV. Comparison V. Neighborhood overview VI. Takeaways
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    Coverage The Hotel Associationof New York claims AirBnb is hurting the city’s hotel industry
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    Data sources KPIs • ADR •Occupancy • RevPAR • Supply & Demand
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    NYC hotel industrysnapshot (2014) 56.4mm visitors $9.08bn in revenue 99,250 rooms Source: STR Data, Hotel News Now, NYC & Co 391 hotels
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    Average supply ofhotel rooms in NYC per year Source: STR Data, Hotel News Now 2008 - 2014 3.8% CAGR 1987 - 2008 1.0% CAGR Hotel room supply grew almost 4 times as fast on average for the ‘08-’14 period when compared to ’87-’07
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    NYC Hotel Density Concentrationaround midtown Hell’s Kitchen 144 Hotels, 22% of total hotels, 38% of available rooms Source: STR Data
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    - 0.1MM 1MM2MM 10MM 18MM 39MM 79MM 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 • Average number of nights booked History of AirBnb Sources: Wall Street Journal, Funders and Founders AirBnB was founded $7.2 mm Series “A” funding Ashton Kutcher invests Reaches 200,000 listings $10 bn valuation
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    Neighborhood comparison Average priceNumber of Listings Source: AirBnb data scrape, November 2015 Tribeca has the highest average daily AirBnB room rates, but one of the lowest number of properties available for guests to stay
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    Chelsea West Village Greenwich Village Soho Tribeca Source:STR Data Neighborhoods with top 5 AirBnb ADR 1. Tribeca 2. Soho 3. Chelsea 4. West Village 5. Greenwich Village
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    Industry metrics $272 mm $9,080mm $165 $309 12,446 listings 99,250 hotel rooms 97% 89% 3% 11% Data period: April 2015 TTM, Source: STR, InsideAirBnb, Hotel News Now *projected ADR for 2015 based on growth since 2009 Revenue Number of available rooms Average Daily Rate
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    Market share Share oftotal occupied rooms in NYC 2012 2013 2014 Share of total annual rooms revenue in NYC Data period: April 2015 TTM, Source: Hotel News Now 96.9% 95.0% 94.6% 3.1% 5.0% 5.4% 2012 2013 2014 98.4% 97.3% 97.1% 1.6% 2.7% 2.9% AirBnb has been slowly growing its NYC market share
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    2008-2015 NYC HotelADR Q3/Q4 ‘15 values are projections based on historical monthly trends Source: STR Data Monthly average ADR 2008: $275.4 2015: $261.3
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    2008-2015 NYC HotelOccupancy Q3/Q4 ‘15 values are projections based on historical monthly trends Source: STR Data Monthly average occupancy 2008: 81.6% 2015: 85.1%
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    2008-2015 NYC HotelRevPAR Q3/Q4 ‘15 values are projections based on historical monthly trends Source: STR Data Monthly average RevPAR 2008: $225.1 2015: $224.6
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    2010-2015 NYC hotelsupply vs demand Q1 2010 Q3/Q4 ‘15 values are projections based on historical monthly trends Source: STR Data Q4 2015 Monthly average supply | demand 2010: 2.8M | 2.3M 2015: 3.4M | 2.9M
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    Across various measures,the hotel industry has not been suffering ADR Occupancy RevPar Demand > Supply
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    Hotel room andAirBnb supply by neighborhood Source: AirBnb data scrape, November 2015
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    East village/ABC/LES: High density and lowincome Heat map comparison Hotel room density AirBnB listing density Midtown: Center of business Source: STR Data
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    Hotel revenue from1987 through AirBnB launch in 2008, with forecast through 2014 Projected vs. actual
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    Takeaways • It appearsthat the NYC hotel market hasn’t suffered as much (if, at all) as critics have claimed • Various KPIs show improvement for the hotel industry • Demand for hotel rooms in NYC has been increasing, but demand for AirBnb has been growing faster • AirBnb’s NY customer base may not be the same as the core NY hotel customer • Policymakers should not change laws based on the claims of the hotel industry. Doing so may dissuade potential visitors who cannot afford hotels, hurt constituents who need supplemental income, and destroy economic value from the booming hospitality sector Source: NYC Go
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    Limitations • Quality Ratings:AirBnb ADR does not reflect quality of room night • Might not be the same consumer • Format of Airbnb (house vs. apartment vs. hotel room)
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