Industry News
Stay informed on the latest developments in the vacation rental and short-term rental industry. This category provides vacation rental managers and short-term rental managers with news on industry growth, trends, events, and insights into the future of short-term rental property management. From major updates across European markets to professional insights into industry shifts, explore the news shaping the landscape of vacation rentals.
Accor Apartments & Villas spans 3 short-term rental categories, from economy to luxury.
On December 3, Accor launched its new Apartments & Villas website, boasting 50,000 listings in over 350 destinations. Despite a ...
How to prevent parties at vacation rentals (with Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo tips)
Vacation rental owners and managers are bracing for a rise in unauthorized parties at their properties for New Year’s Eve. ...
Real Airbnb booking data show which travel trends should do well in Winter, Spring, and Summer 2021.
There is no doubt that Covid-19 has created new travel trends, erasing the boundaries between working and traveling. Staycation has ...
Airbnb host data: Who are Airbnb hosts? Why are individual hosts more important than professional ones?
Hosts are an indispensable part of Airbnb’s business model. They provide the spaces and experiences that travelers can enjoy and ...
Why and how do you become an Airbnb associate?
After less than one year, Airbnb’s affiliate program, called Airbnb Associates, is closing its doors on March 31, 2021. The ...
The Airbnb Ambassador Program wants you to find, vet and grow new hosts
The Airbnb Ambassador Program‘s goal is to help Airbnb grow its supply of properties by getting existing hosts, called Airbnb ...
Vrbo HomeAway family vacation rental US trends for 2021
What can vacation rental owners and managers take away from Vrbo’s 2021 travel trend report? A first insight is that, ...
Airbnb business model: IPO SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats)
Widely seen as one of the most promising start-up unicorns, Airbnb has been topping the watch list of investors who ...
Minimum Cleanliness Score: Booking.com to de-rank and de-list dirty properties
Booking.com has launched a new procedure targeting less than clean vacation rentals and short-term rentals. What should you make of ...
How to use Etsy to find great-looking Airbnb welcome books, house signs, and printables
Did you know that you could improve the decoration of your vacation rental by going to the arts-and-craft platform Etsy? ...
Mashvisor vs. Airdna: Tools for your Airbnb Investment Property
The advent of short-term rental platforms such as Airbnb and Vrbo has redefined property investments’ financial utility. By matching hosts ...
Airbnb IPO S-1 prospectus: 7 thought-provoking facts for property managers
Airbnb’s S-1 document is out. You can look at real booking, final, guest, and supply data from Airbnb for the ...
Should you list on Airbnb + Booking.com + Vrbo/Expedia?
As the Airbnb IPO is upon us, data companies have been gathering insights from different angles to help investors price ...
Best Airbnb podcasts for hosts: Listen & grow your Airbnb business
Listening to podcasts is becoming alluring to more and more multi-tasking Airbnb hosts, who like to tune into great podcast ...
Vacation rental party prevention: Airbnb gives discounts on monitoring solutions Minut, Roomonitor, and NoiseAware
Airbnb is determined to tackle the increasing challenge of house parties during stays booked through their platform. To achieve this, ...
Airbnb IPO: 5 podcasts with Airbnb’s founder Brian Chesky to understand the company’s valuation
2020 has been a year of wild and unpredictable changes for Airbnb. The vacation rental platform was hit hard by ...
Airbnb IPO prospectus: Market data and risk factors that will matter, according to AllTheRooms
The forthcoming Airbnb IPO is expected to be the biggest one this year as the short-term rental unicorn aims to ...
The rise of risky reservations in the vacation rental industry, according to Hostfully, Autohost, and Noiseaware
As young people have been looking for places to socialize when bars are closed during the Covid-19 pandemic, the noise ...
The ultimate commented list of short-term rental and vacation rental podcasts
Podcasting provides awesome content for short-term rental communities. You can get the weekly dose of your favorite podcast show “on-the-go” ...
Expedia results confirm crucial role of Vrbo and of short-term rentals
Expedia Group, the parent of short-term rental platform Vrbo, saw its quarterly revenue decreased by 58% in Q3 2020 compared ...
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