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.
The Long Game in Airbnb property management (Phocuswright Conference Recap & Videos)
The annual Phocuswright Conference brings together hospitality industry heavyweights, venture capitalists, tech innovators, and thought leaders for a 3-day series ...
Trivago found guilty of deceptive advertising
Gradually the internet giants dominating accommodation bookings are being reeled in by consumer watchdogs. The travel aggregator Trivago is the ...
Your Newsletter Can Be An Asset In A Crisis
Do you have a newsletter email list that you can use in a crisis? It is a valuable asset. This ...
Will Listing On Booking.Com Penalise My Pricing?
This week a friend said she hadn’t listed on booking.com because she was worried they would control her prices. Is ...
OTA Report – Calendars and Pricing
Calendars are at the heart of short term rental operations. Get them right, all goes smoothly. Get them wrong, it ...
OTA report: Co-hosting
The online travel agencies (OTAs) are responding to industry demand for ‘Co-hosting’ for short term rental property owners. In the ...
Growing direct bookings from 10% to 65% – Case study
Short term rental owners often think they are locked in to the online travel agencies (OTAs) like Airbnb for all ...
Vacation Rental Revenue Management: The major 2019 industry trend you could not miss
Vacation Rental Revenue Management has become a hot topic for property managers. Or this is at least what revenue management ...
Outstanding performer – Points South
Continuing our series on outstanding performers in our industry. Bryan James operates Points South, a group of 3 self-contained cottages ...
The strange things that guests do
Yesterday a friend with a rental was shaking her head. “You won’t believe it. They’ve put my stovetop coffee maker ...
Deconstructing world class performers – are you one?
I have a tough ask of you, my readers. I’d like to hear from you if you are doing some things ...
When the only cleaner in town leaves – Train
Through tears my cleaner Lesley said “I’m leaving, so sorry”. Yikes, this was very bad news! She knew she was ...
Three 2019 vacation rental industry trends: OTAs as property managers, property design as a booking factor, and the rise of business travelers.
Here are three vacation rental industry trends that you may already be encountering in your market. Fellow RentalScaleup, feel free ...
Why attend Vacation Rental World Summit 2019 + EUR50 off your ticket
For the 4th year in a row, I will be attending a conference aimed at ambitious property owners and fast-growing ...
Do you ask this critical question?
Sometimes, vacation rental owners have to know the really important question to ask your guests. This came to me when I was ...
Wow guests with 360 Photos
360 degree photos get you to the next level of quality in displaying your rental property, giving your future guests ...
The Airbnb creative cockroach may lift your fees
Creative cockroach? The Airbnb founders were from design school where they learned to be creative. Their early inspiration to make ...
Direct booking discount – or irrational gimmicks?
A vacation rental colleague told me a surprising story of how a return guest declined her direct booking discount, and ...
Getting VR direct bookings and why most owners don’t get them
So you want to get more direct bookings for your vacation rental. You want to pay less online travel agency ...
Google Hotels – the big vacation rental experiment
Google has been quietly running some experiments for Hotels that will probably have a big effect on all vacation rental ...
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