Airbnb
The latest insights and updates for Airbnb hosts, from in-depth looks at seasonal releases and new features to practical checklists and management tips. This category covers essential topics for vacation rental managers and short-term rental managers, including Airbnb experiences, hosting dashboard features, cleaning guidelines, cancellation policy updates, and brand strategy analysis. Stay informed on Airbnb’s fiscal growth, industry news, and the tools that can help you enhance your hosting and management approach.
The Airbnb Cleaning Handbook: Airbnb’s manual to its Enhanced Cleaning Protocol and Instructions ( + PDF)
In order to pass Airbnb’s cleaning protocol quiz and get the cleaning highlight on their listing, hosts have to familiarize ...
Airbnb hosting cleaning commitment: 5-step protocol, Education & Online Quiz to get the Airbnb Cleaning Highlight
In April 2020, Airbnb announced its Enhanced Cleaning Initiative. The company had already published some a few simple cleaning checklists ...
Airbnb Professional Tools: Discover the new Airbnb performance report tab and its Quality metrics
Airbnb has launched a new version of its Performance tab. Not only have some names and charts changed, but Airbnb ...
Vacation rental Cleanliness: Airbnb’s Cleaning Checklist and Guidelines (COVID-19)
Airbnb published in April recommendations for hosts regarding the cleanliness of listings in a COVID-19 world. This Airbnb Cleaning Checklist ...
The 24-hour and 72-hour buffers between Stays are the real Health Measures in Airbnb’s “new Enhanced Cleaning Initiative” and “Booking Buffer”
(This article is part of our series: Vacation rental safety & is Airbnb safe?) To get travelers to trust the ...
Airbnb Monthly Stays, the Airbnb feature eclipsed by the Online Experiences hype
On April 9, Airbnb’s homepage changed and revealed 2 new product categories: Next to the usual “Places To Stay” and ...
Airbnb Professional Hosting Tools: What Property Managers Need to Know
If you’ve managed properties on Airbnb for a while, then you’ve noticed how the system is constantly changing and evolving. ...
How to Set Up and Maximize Your Airbnb Pro Marketing Page
Included in Airbnb’s suite of professional hosting tools, along with rule-sets and the multi-calendar, is the pro marketing page. This ...
“Are you a private or a business host?” asks Airbnb (and soon Booking.com) to comply with EU request
Airbnb and Booking.com have agreed to ask, respectively, Airbnb hosts and Booking partners whether or not they are professionals in ...
Coronavirus insights from Vacation rental & Airbnb data (US, Europe, Asia) + Forecasted Demand Trends
Here’s an updated version of our March 8 article “Vacation Rental Data and Charts show that coronavirus has biggest impact ...
Airbnb extends Extenuating circumstances until May 31, Pushes for Airbnb Travel Credit, while promising $260M in help to hosts
While most hosts were busy looking at Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky’s live stream, where he promised to give back $260 ...
Coronavirus and Airbnb: “More Flexible Reservations” to balance the needs of guests and Hosts
On March 10, Airbnb introduced “More flexible reservations”, an upcoming package of tools and programs whose goal is to better ...
Coronavirus crisis (updated Weekly): Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com’s refund and cancellation policies, travel restrictions, how to price your urban or vacation rental.
(Last update: June 12) – The goal of this page is to save you time and give you some guidance ...
Airbnb Data Analytics in London: Comparing data sets from Inside Airbnb, AirDNA, and Airbnb
We’ve talked about the fact that short-term rentals are becoming increasingly corporate. Airbnb property management companies are growing, and more ...
Airbnb Trust and Safety Standards for Property Managers: What to Expect in 2020
Airbnb certainly helped to shape the short-term rental industry into what it is today, but one of Airbnb’s key innovations ...
What ambitious Airbnb property management companies can learn from Phocuswright Europe conference videos featuring Airbnb, Booking.com, and Expedia
If your job is to run an up-and-coming Airbnb property management company, then you will be very interested in some ...
Branding & Quality Consistency: What startup vacation rental property management companies can learn from Airbnb Plus, Stay Alfred, Tujia and others.
Brands, created by property management companies like Lyric, Sonder or Domio, as well as by OTAs (e.g. Airbnb Plus, Tujia ...
Firebnb – Making your last-minute deals on Airbnb more visible
In order to fill up your Airbnb listing, you sometimes have to discount your price to attract last-minute bookings. But ...
Airbnb to collect local tourist tax in Paris
In Paris, Uber is the devil, while Airbnb is an angel. Uber angers the City Hall, while Airbnb cuddles the ...
My French Airbnb book "Airbnb : Doublez vos Réservations" has been released
If you are a French-speaking Airbnb host, you may be interested to know that you can get my real-life tips ...
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