Smallest the brand has gone is about 150 square feet,

director of Moxy Hotels.

own grandparents still hesitate to book a room with the app, she said.

The new feature also rewards hosts who put attention and thought into their home decor.

“This is a profession,” Ruggles said. “They are masters of hospitality.”

The average cost of a Plus listing is under $250 a night, which compares with the regular average listing of $100 a night. The service is available in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Shanghai, London, Rome, Milan, Toronto, Chicago, Austin, Texas, Cape Town, South Africa, and Sydney and Melbourne, Australia.

Camping in luxury

Marketing itself as a business in “glamping,” or glamorous camping, Under Canvas will open a campsite near Grand Canyon by 2019 and already has one outside Zion National Park.

For the Zion location, two adults can pay $6,200 for a package that includes three nights of lodging and three days of meals and travel insurance.

Co-founder Sarah Dusek said she doesn’t have immediate plans for a campsite near Las Vegas.

The company’s desert locations have drawn the most customers, though they have been the most difficult to set up logistically with utilities such as a water connection, Dusek said.

A concept like Under Canvas could lure Las Vegas Valley visitors away from the Strip and introduce them to Southern Nevada’s natural beauty, she said.

Micro-hotels

As Marriott has rolled out its micro-hotel franchise Moxy, the question of how small is too small has stayed on executives’ minds.

The smallest the brand has gone is about 150 square feet, said Vicki Poulos, senior global brand director of Moxy Hotels.

Guilford, the principal design director for micro-hotel brand Pod,