Thibault Masson
Vrbo Fast Start, a program to attract Airbnb Superhosts by solving issues common to all new properties
The battle for vacation rental supply growth is heating up among the big platforms. We’ve already covered how Airbnb was ...
How permanent are the remarkable changes in Airbnb’s listing numbers?
For more than a year now, the COVID-19 pandemic has altered demand patterns across most of the world’s short-term rental ...
How do I make my Airbnb listing better? Update your amenities in 2021
If you have not recently updated the Amenities section of your Airbnb listing, you may be missing out on visibility, ...
Vacation rental inventory growth: How Vintory helps VRMs grow their supply
D. Brooke Pfautz is the founder & CEO of Vintory, a company that helps vacation rental managers grow their inventory. ...
New bookings skyrocketed in February in the US but remained depressed in Europe.
For vacation rentals in the US, on average, February was exceptionally bad in terms of the number of nights stayed, ...
Airbnb COVID-19 safety practices: Mandatory mask-wearing, social distancing, and 5-step enhancing cleaning process
In October 2020, Airbnb rose the bar when it came to COVID-19 safety practices: All Airbnb hosts were required to ...
Is it spring yet? HomeToGo and Sykes Holiday Cottages data turn positive
As reported in our analysis of the reservation data pulled by Transparent, the UK saw a surge in bookings starting ...
UK holiday rental reservation boom creates optimism for European holiday rental market
Up until mid-February, the situation between the US and European holiday market could not be more contrasted: in the US, ...
2020 Airbnb earnings reveal keys to its success: A strong brand and a tech platform that attract exclusive individual hosts
How would you explain Airbnb’s resilience in 2020, relative to its competitors? For instance, while Airbnb’s revenues dropped by 22% ...
Airbnb Flexible Dates, a search hack that gives more visibility to longer stays
Airbnb’s Flexible Dates new search feature enables guests to focus on WHERE they want to go instead of WHEN they ...
European holiday rental market 2021 perspectives darker than US
How is 2021 shaping up for the European holiday rental market? As travel restrictions are very much in place across ...
(2022 update) Airbnb commercials promote unique experiences “Made Possible by Hosts”
On February 22, Airbnb launched a massive ad campaign called “Made possible by hosts”. Airbnb TV commercials are visible across ...
Paying homage to Holiday Rental Master Rex Brown
Rex Brown is the creator of the Holiday Rental Mastery website and writer of the Vacation Rental Mastery book. Although ...
2021, the summer of Vrbo? Impressive US booking data support Expedia Group’s optimism
Thanks to its focus on large vacation rentals, to its strength in non-urban markets, especially in the US, and to ...
Airbnb trends 2021: How to get bookings by answering the need to reconnect with loved ones
2021: People want to and will travel So, when is the time for revenge travel coming? Will we soon see ...
Airbnb’s Brian Chesky: In 2021, travel as an antidote to isolation and disconnection.
Airbnb has released a travel report called “From Isolation To Connection – Travel in 2021”. In our “Airbnb trends 2021: ...
2021 Residential tech for vacation rentals: Cool upgrades to delight guests, beyond smart locks
Tech for vacation rentals is not just about self-check-in, locks with mounted cameras and smart thermostats. We look here at ...
Discover unknown giants: Awaze, Travel + Leisure, OYO Vacation Homes, and HHD Group
The European holiday rental industry counts major actors that get less exposure than their US vacation rental counterparts, such as ...
Why the buzz around a Vrbo IPO and why it matters to you
The incredible success of the Airbnb IPO has awakened the interest in competing vacation rental listing site Vrbo. Financial analysts ...
Airbnb.org for Hosts: Why and how to list with Airbnb’s Open Homes
While Airbnb was completing its IPO, it launched its non-profit, called Airbnb.org. We are looking here at what this new ...
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