Category
Tech
Delegated Interfaces
Trend cluster
Category
Abode
Swapping
Businesses facilitate home-swapping via websites and apps.
3.3
Trend score
Trend
What is the Abode Swapping trend?
Abode Swapping: Home and apartment-swapping platforms are becoming increasingly accessible with new web and app designs that offer everything from rentals on Tinder-like match services, to vacation home-swapping business models. These large-scale forms of P2P swapping interactions are increasingly common as online platforms become more secure, offering consumers peace of mind alongside accessibility.
Trend themes
Themes within the Abode Swapping trend
Three behaviours holding the trend together01
P2P Home Swapping Platforms
The rise of home-swapping platforms offers opportunities for businesses to facilitate large-scale forms of P2P swapping interactions with new web and app designs that offer everything from rentals to vacation home-swapping business models.
02
Match-Based Property Swaps
The introduction of Tinder-like matching systems for property swapping, such as with 'HuisjeHuisje' offers innovative solutions to fitting the right rentals with the spaces they need.
03
Boomer Home-Trading Platforms
The creation of home-trading platforms like 'Home Exchange 50 Plus' catering specifically to the baby boomer generation offers opportunities for businesses to take advantage of flexible schedules and offer unique travel experiences.
Industry implications
What the Abode Swapping trend means for industry
Where the trend changes the playbookFor
Hospitality
The hospitality industry can use P2P home-swapping and property swapping platforms like Love Home Swap to offer unique travel experiences and competitive pricing for lodgings.
For
Real Estate
Real estate businesses can benefit from the rise of match-based property swapping platforms like 'HuisjeHuisje' by offering new ways to buy, sell, and rent properties.
For
Travel
The travel industry can leverage boomer home-trading and architectural-focused home rental platforms like Plan Matters to offer unique travel packages and accommodations.
Workshop question
How can your brand facilitate secure, accessible interactions between its customers, or between itself and its customer?
Trend signals
Trend signals for Abode Swapping
Trend score 3.3 out of 10, from popularity 44%, activity 46%, freshness 8%.
Popularity44%
Activity46%
Freshness8%
Audience
50%Men
50%Women
- Gen Alpha
- Gen Z
- Millennial
- Gen X
- Boomer
Market
North America
Europe
Asia-Pacific
Evidence
Examples of the Abode Swapping trend
5 featured examples from Mar 18, 2015 to Jan 25, 2018CategoryArt & Design
Architecturally Focused Home Rentals
'Plans Matter' is a Rental Platform for Architecture Lovers
Innovation in rental accommodations is creating new opportunities in the travel and tourism industry.
CategoryWorld
Temporary Vacation Pods
These Rentable Balconies Let Multiple Travelers Share an Experience
The hospitality industry can explore the concept of rentable balconies to offer guests a unique and customizable accommodation experience.
CategoryLife-Stages
Boomer Home-Trading Platforms
'Home Exchange 50 Plus' Lets Boomers Travel While Living Like Locals
Disruptive Innovation Opportunity: Introduce technology-driven solutions to enhance convenience and tailored experiences for boomers in the travel and tourism industry.
CategoryWorld
Home-Swapping Platforms
'Love Home Swap' Lets Users Trade Homes for Vacations
Opportunity for the hospitality and travel industry to enter the sharing economy market and provide customers with a unique and cost-effective travel experience, while simultaneou…
CategoryBusiness
Match-Based Apartment Swaps
'HuisjeHuisje' Helps Dutch Renters Trade Apartments
Real estate companies can incorporate matching-based trading systems into their real estate platforms or explore partnerships with shared housing apps to attract more renters and…
