5 New Travel Startups Bringing Co-Living Into the Travel Industry


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Co-living goes a step further from traditional short-term rentals and seeks to embed travelers and residents as one collective group. This is a form of living that more and more entrepreneurs are bringing to fruition but it's unclear whether co-living will survive within the short-term rental travel space in the long-run.

[gallery ids="185543,185544,185545,185546,185547"] Co-living has different definitions depending on what someone is looking for in a travel and living experience. But regardless of someone's background, work, lifestyle or age, co-living is fundamentally about community and developing connections among those who occupy a particular living space. This week we take a closer look at five startups part of the co-living trend that's been sprouting during the past several years. They seek to bring locals and tourists under the same roof, put business travelers and leisure travelers side-by-side and foster a community where work, home and play are