Thibault Masson

techsplained vacation rental tech

Techsplained, the show that demystifies vacation rental tech

Thibault Masson

Techsplained is a show that helps vacation rental property managers and owners clearly understand what industry tech solutions do. Every ...

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How to sell your property management company (1-hour conference)

Thibault Masson

On June 30, Rental-Scale-Up will be hosting a free 1-hour conference titled: “MONEY MATTERS: SELLING, BUYING, AND RAISING MONEY IN THE ...

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Airbnb’s new Co-Hosting platform welcomes professional property managers and matches them with individual hosts

Thibault Masson

While Airbnb says that it wants to focus on small hosts, it is also keen on professional property managers playing ...

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Airbnb Travel Insurance for Guests: Cost, details, limitations, differences with Aircover

Thibault Masson

Airbnb is rolling out its guest travel insurance in the US, the UK, and 8 countries of the European Union. ...

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Airbnb 2022 commercials: Airbnb Categories (Castles, Amazing Pools, Camping, and OMG!), with music and locations

Thibault Masson

Airbnb is launching a new global marketing campaign promoting its just-launched Airbnb Categories. The campaign features 4 of the 56 ...

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Why Expedia Group is taking Vrbo’s Trip Boards to Expedia.com and Hotels.com

Thibault Masson

Vrbo wants to be seen as the best site where to book large vacation rentals that are fit for family ...

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Vacation rental consultancy AJL Atelier and M&A specialist Raincatcher partner up to target the US market

Thibault Masson

Vacation rental and business consultancy AJL Atelier and business brokerage and mergers and acquisitions firm Raincatcher have announced their partnership. ...

vrbo 2022 travel trends

Vrbo’s strengths within the Expedia group: Longer stays over hotels, success in France, Australia, and Brazil.

Thibault Masson

Vrbo is part of the Expedia Group. During the pandemic, Vrbo became a hot item within the group’s brands (e.g. ...

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US: Booking.com invests in tech and ads to grow its “alternate accommodations” business

Thibault Masson

As announced in 2021, Booking.com is doing more to increase its revenues, in the US, from its “alternate accommodations” business, ...

fractional ownership luxury vacation rentals

Fractional ownership of luxury vacation homes: Pacaso, Ember, Here, Kocomo, Prello, Altacasa & August

Thibault Masson

Several companies such as Pacaso, Ember, and Kocomo are now offering fractional ownership of luxury vacation homes. What does this ...

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How do Airbnb Categories work?

Thibault Masson

For its 2022 Summer Update, Airbnb has introduced 56 categories that allow travelers to discover more properties and destinations than ...

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(video + text) Brian Chesky shows what Airbnb’s 2022 Summer Release is about

Thibault Masson

Let’s hear about the 2022 Summer Release directly from Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky. Here are the video, transcript, and visual ...

airbnb 2022 summer release update

Airbnb 2022 Summer update release

Thibault Masson

So, after the dust has settled, does Airbnb’s “biggest change to the platform in a decade” live up to its ...

airbnb quarterly results Q1 2022

Airbnb quarterly results: First profitable Q1 ever, great outlook for 2022

Thibault Masson

While waiting for the “biggest change to Airbnb in a decade” (see our expectations for Airbnb’s 2022 Summer release), let’s ...

jarvis ml for vacation rental managers

$16 million in seed funding for Jarvis ML, a machine learning solution provider for vacation rental managers

Thibault Masson

Jarvis ML helps short-term rental and vacation rental management companies increase their revenues and profits by letting them leverage their ...

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Booking.com’s new €1,000,000 Partner Liability Insurance and Damage Deposits by Booking.com vs Airbnb vs Vrbo

Thibault Masson

When it comes to listing a vacation rental property on an online platform, one of the biggest blockers for hosts ...

What is HomeToGo’s “onsite booking” model and how it can help the company compete with Airbnb

Thibault Masson

What if the rise of HomeToGo’s “onsite booking” services was allowing vacation rental managers to find a new source of ...

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Over $400,000 Raised in Record-Breaking VRMA Advocacy Fundraising Campaign Kickoff

Thibault Masson

On Tuesday, April 12, at the Vacation Rental Management Association’s Spring Forum in Chicago, the organization held a surprise kickoff ...

New Airbnb Rebooking and Refund Policy

New Airbnb Rebooking and Refund Policy tougher for Hosts … but Guests affected by new terms too

Thibault Masson

(April 14, 2022 update) After much uproar on social media, in the trade press (see our original article below) and ...

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AirDNA review: Vacation Rental Data for the European Market (February 2022)

Thibault Masson

Our vacation rental data partner AirDNA has just shared with us its review of the European market for February 2022. ...