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Optimizing Revenue in Uncertain Markets: A Review of PriceLabs’ New Releases for Short-Term Rental Businesses
PriceLabs, the dynamic pricing and revenue management platform for short-term rental businesses, has introduced two new features to help hosts ...

Airbnb’s Future: Moving Beyond Travel and Expanding Housing Options, as per Brian Chesky
Airbnb was once a simple travel marketplace, connecting travelers with unique accommodations around the world. But today, the company is ...

Affordability and Comfort: Airbnb Targets Budget-Conscious Families
Airbnb is looking to position itself as the ultimate destination for family travel but may face challenges in shedding its ...

EU Reaches Common Position on Short-Term Rental Regulation
On Thursday, March 2, the European Ministers for Competitiveness agreed on a plan to regulate how data is collected and ...

How A.I. is revolutionizing short-term rental management for increased efficiency and bookings
The mere mention of A.I. can sometimes invoke wariness and even fear among short-term rental hosts and managers who worry ...

Vrbo to Switch to Expedia Group Platform in 2023: Challenges and Opportunities
In 2023, vacation rental booking platform Vrbo will be switching to Expedia Group’s platform. This move presents both challenges and ...

Airbnb Plus and Luxe in 2023: A Comeback Story for Premium Stays?
In 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic swept the world, Airbnb made the difficult decision to pause two of its ambitious ...

Minut’s Outdoor Sensor Enables Short-term Rental Operators to Maintain Peace with Neighbours and Prevent Unauthorised Backyard Parties
One of many the many thorns in the sides of short-term rental (STR) owners and managers is the issue of ...

Decoding Airbnb’s strategic priorities for 2023
While commenting on its 2022 financial results, its first-ever profitable year, Airbnb uncovers its three strategic priorities for 2023: In ...

Airbnb Attains Yearly Profitability for First Time in 2022, Breaking Records With Most Profitable Quarter Ever
During the fourth quarter of 2022, Airbnb reported a net income of $319 million, its most profitable quarter ever. Compared ...

Filling Last-Minute Nights: An Online Travel Marketplace for Short-Term Rental Managers
An online travel marketplace specializing in last-minute vacation rentals, getawayGoGo, has announced a partnership with channel manager NextPax Travel Technology. ...

Airbnb’s 2023 Commercials Feature New Categories: Farms, Chef’s Kitchen, Islands, and Skiing, with music and locations
Airbnb Categories will continue to be the talking point of Airbnb’s 2023 marketing strategy if the company’s 2023 new global ...

Comparing Airbnb and Vrbo’s Policies on Verifying Guests and Preventing Party Bookings
Airbnb and Vrbo have recently been in the news for presenting some of their measures to better protects hosts. As ...

Why it makes sense for Expedia to push individual hosts to Vrbo
Recently, there were murmurs that Expedia was set to remove vacation rentals from its website. But according to travel publication ...

booking.yeah doesn’t work, but Booking doubles down for Super Bowl 2023 with Melissa McCarthy
For the second year, Booking.com is releasing a Super Bowl ad. In 2022, its ad featured Idris Elba and relaunched ...

ChatGPT Prompts for Vacation Rental Managers: Combine content, SEO, and formatting
We’ve already covered how vacation rental managers can leverage A.I .text-generators for travel and tourism. As the weeks go by, ...

Don’t Let These Five Factors Derail Your 2023 Short-Term Rental Planning
The short-term rental industry has recently been tested by layoffs and demand uncertainty. December 2022 and January 2023 saw the ...

Short Term Rental Operators Leverage Sustainability Badges to Maximize Clicks and Bookings
The Pursuit of Sustainability: Accommodations and Travelers Show Interest Booking.com’s research reveals an appetite for sustainability on both the traveler ...

Vacation Rental Metasearch Engine Cozycozy Launches Explore Feature to Inspire Travelers
Short-term rental booking platforms are shifting their focus from being a last-minute booking resource to a source of travel inspiration. ...

Airbnb, Booking, Expedia, and Tripadvisor Join Forces to Showcase Historical Rise of European Short-Term Rental Markets
Airbnb, Booking, Expedia, and Tripadvisor have teamed up with the European Union to provide exclusive monthly statistics on short-term accommodation ...