As you can imagine, the short term rental market was hit hard by COVID last year when the first lockdown was announced. Zodiak was no exception . Losing half of our clients in a single
month was not a pretty sight, and the short-term rental industry was in free-fall for the next few months.

Luckily though, we survived! Now the Airbnb market is improving month on month, and this looks to continue moving forward.

 
Statistics

In May, we achieved an average occupancy rate of 83% for our managed Airbnbs in Auckland, and this was up from 77% in April. This too was an increase over
March where we achieved 66% occupancy rate. That is a good trend.

Average nightly rates for May were sitting at $122 for studios and one-bedrooms, $141 for two bedrooms, and $248 for three bedrooms. Nightly rates have
remained steady over the past two months, but we have increased our nightly rates by an average of 20% for June because demand is on the rise.

The Trans-Tasman Bubble was a massive relief, and we are seeing a lot of Australian tourists and business travellers coming over to stay with us for short
and medium-length stays now. Kiwi travellers to Auckland are also on the increase as business returns to normal and people regain their confidence
in travel without the fear of another lockdown.

Confidence in travel can be measured by looking at how long in advance guests are booking their stays. This was down to 7 days on average a few months
ago and has increased to 25 days on average moving from May into June. Our calendar is almost fully booked for June already at high nightly rates,
and...