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.

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 Management Conference: Learnings from the 2020 Southeast Asia & Oceania villa and Holiday rental conference
This article is part of our Rental Scale-Up vacation rental management conference series. This is the summary of the findings from our ...

Vacation Rental Management Conference: MadeComfy’s Quirin Schwaighofer on switched focus from acquiring supply to generating demand
This article is part of our Rental Scale-Up vacation rental management conference series. This is an extract from our May ...

Newsletter gets amazing results restarting my rental after lockdown
Like many short term rentals around the world, we were locked down in my Seazen rental in Melbourne. How could ...

Online conference: how villa and holiday rental managers in south-east asia & oceania have adapted to covid-19.
Rental Scale-Up is proud to announce the final list of confirmed speakers and sessions for its Southeast Asia & Oceania ...

Vacation Rental Data Analysis: PriceLabs Launches Market Dashboards
Wondering what’s happening in your market – or perhaps markets where you’re considering a new investment? PriceLabs, known for their ...

Vacation Rental Cleanliness: We compare 6 vacation rental cleaning checklists for you
Keeping your short-term rentals clean is both a challenge and a necessity as a property manager. If a guest notices ...

Demand data show Why to advertise Your vacation rental property To domestic travelers for Summer 2020
Summer 2020 is not going to be great for many vacation rental managers and owners. Several Airbnb property management companies, ...

Jeff Hurst: vrbo coronavirus policy helped maintain a balanced Marketplace; Dramatic increase in booking volume
Vrbo’s Jeff Hurst sent an optimistic message to Vrbo and HomeAway partners: He said that Vrbo had trusted its partners ...

Vacation Rental Data Analysis: 5 Resources To Get Free Data On Your Local Short-Term Rental Market
Wondering what’s going on in your market? Are travelers looking for places to stay? Are people actually booking? Right now, ...

Vrbo and HomeAway Cleaning Checklist Enhanced to face COVID-19 coronavirus (vacation rental cleanliness)
The vacation rental cleanliness topic is a hot one, as travel bans get lifted across the world. We have already ...

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 ...

Vacation Rental Cleanliness: VRMA launches SafeHome, its own COVID-19 cleaning checklist and guidelines
The Vacation Rental Housekeeping Professionals (VRHP), a subsidiary of the Vacation Rental Management Association (VRMA), has developed expanded recommendations for ...

How to avoid fear and take action: Create Vacation Rental Property Managers Can Create A crisis plan, cut costs, adapt to longer stays, and negotiate with homeowners
During our free online conference “Local Property Managers vs Global Coronavirus Epidemic“, 14 speakers shared their experience of getting vacation ...

Are Vacation Rental bans here to stay? How are OTAs enforcing them?
After massive refunds and cancellations, vacation rental managers and short-term rental operators are facing another source of adverse winds: Bans ...

AJL PROFITABILITY HUB, Simon Lehmann’s online vacation rental conference with 9 experts
Simon Lehmann, CEO of AJL Consulting, is launching a free online conference on April 15th, 2020 at 5:30 PM CET. ...

Join Rental scale-Up and support “To Guests, With Love”, a fun initiative to unite and promote the vacation rental industry
To Guests, With Love, is a fun initiative to unite and promote the vacation rental industry with an uplifting video. If ...

Coronavirus crisis makes dynamic and smart pricing not reliable. Which metrics and tools can you still use to see current patterns and forecast Recovery?
How can help you feel a bit more in control when it comes to understanding the current demand and forecasting ...

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. ...