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.

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How to Set Up and Maximize Your Airbnb Pro Marketing Page

Adrienne Fors

Included in Airbnb’s suite of professional hosting tools, along with rule-sets and the multi-calendar, is the pro marketing page. This ...

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“Are you a private or a business host?” asks Airbnb (and soon Booking.com) to comply with EU request

Thibault Masson

Airbnb and Booking.com have agreed to ask, respectively, Airbnb hosts and Booking partners whether or not they are professionals in ...

Coronavirus insights from Vacation rental & Airbnb data (US, Europe, Asia) + Forecasted Demand Trends

Thibault Masson

Here’s an updated version of our March 8 article “Vacation Rental Data and Charts show that coronavirus has biggest impact ...

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How vacation rental managers can take advantage of the $2tr stimulus Loans and package

Thibault Masson

All over the world, local and national governments have taken relief measures to help big and small businesses survive the ...

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Airbnb extends Extenuating circumstances until May 31, Pushes for Airbnb Travel Credit, while promising $260M in help to hosts

Thibault Masson

While most hosts were busy looking at Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky’s live stream, where he promised to give back $260 ...

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GETTING YOUR BUSINESS THROUGH THE COVID-19 CRISIS WITH ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS FROM WORLD-CLASS SHORT-TERM AND VACATION RENTAL EXPERTS

Thibault Masson

Discover how to navigate the coronavirus crisis with data across several urban and resort markets and concrete actions on how ...

Three smart things to do when you have no guests

Rex Brown

So what do you do when there are no guests?  The pause in bookings may go on for as long ...

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Coronavirus and Airbnb: “More Flexible Reservations” to balance the needs of guests and Hosts

Thibault Masson

On March 10, Airbnb introduced “More flexible reservations”, an upcoming package of tools and programs whose goal is to better ...

Maximising short term rental bookings during Coronavirus uncertainty

Rex Brown

Everyone is uncertain about travel right now. No one really knows how the coronavirus will affect them.  Should I take ...

The guests stole our coffee machine!

Rex Brown

Our friends were amazed.  They had been renting their apartment on Airbnb for the last year for the times they ...

How Will Coronavirus Affect Your Rental?

Rex Brown

The short answer of course is we don’t really know, but it may not all be bad for everyone. We ...

The Value Of A Newsletter In Hard Times

Rex Brown

You know you are doing something right when 11 of the next 13 days booked are from past guests who ...

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Airbnb Data Analytics in London: Comparing data sets from Inside Airbnb, AirDNA, and Airbnb

Adrienne Fors

We’ve talked about the fact that short-term rentals are becoming increasingly corporate. Airbnb property management companies are growing, and more ...

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Google Ads for Vacation Rentals: Google’s efforts Get more visible but are attacked by travel companies

Thibault Masson

Integration of Google Ads for vacation rentals into regular search results has increased yet again Vacation rental ad results used ...

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Why RentalPreneurs becomes Rental Scale-Up

Thibault Masson

In 2014, I created a blog called RentalPreneurs.com, combining the words Rentals and Entrepreneurs. In 2020, it has changed names ...

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Airbnb Trust and Safety Standards for Property Managers: What to Expect in 2020

Adrienne Fors

Airbnb certainly helped to shape the short-term rental industry into what it is today, but one of Airbnb’s key innovations ...

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What are safety and security certifications for short-term rental and serviced apartment properties? How to leverage them to get more Bookings?

Adrienne Fors

One of the hottest topics right now for all types of rental properties, from villas to serviced apartments, is trust. ...

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Vacation Rental Market Trends in Asia Pacific: Still growing, but signs of oversupply in key markets

Adrienne Fors

Boom in villa supply and value, but drops in ADR and occupancy point to oversupply in key markets. Differentiation and ...

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How Airbnb Property Management Companies Are Tapping into the multi-family housing market

Adrienne Fors

As the short-term rental industry matures, it’s no surprise that the supply is getting more corporate. But what is surprising ...