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.
23 Experts Weigh In On The Biggest Vacation Rental Website Design Mistakes
More and more vacation rental owners and Airbnb hosts like you want to build their own website, as a way ...
Vacation Rental World Summit 2015: Learn how to grow your vacation rental business from successful peers
As a vacation rental owner, one of the best investments you can make is taking the time to learn from ...
Airbnb to collect local tourist tax in Paris
In Paris, Uber is the devil, while Airbnb is an angel. Uber angers the City Hall, while Airbnb cuddles the ...
When can you raise the rates at your vacation rental? The St Barths Case.
How do you know when it is OK for you to raise the prices for a week at your vacation ...
How Kim Kardashian and Instagram Help Me Get More Bookings for My Vacation Rentals
I had to say no to the Kardashians. I was approached this week by their entourage, as Kim Kardashian and her ...
My Obsession: Generating leads for my vacation rental business
Are you one of them? Are you one of these vacation rental owners want to be free? Free from listing ...
Rental Owners Share Their Proven Tips and Useful Tools + More Rental Marketing Advice
This is the online version of my weekly RentalPreneurs newsletter. You can subscribe to it for here by clicking here. ...
Steal these 5 PDFs from HomeAway + More Rental Advice
This is the online version of my weekly RentalPreneurs newsletter. You can subscribe to it for here by clicking here. ...
My French Airbnb book "Airbnb : Doublez vos Réservations" has been released
If you are a French-speaking Airbnb host, you may be interested to know that you can get my real-life tips ...
How to use email marketing to increase repeat visits
In a previous article, I explained that small vacation rental owners can use email marketing to future proof their business ...
My experience with OneFineStay, the unhotel, as a Luxury Vacation Rental owner
It was 10PM in Paris and my guests had already been stuck in front the door of my apartment for ...
Future proofing your vacation rental
As we start the year, it is a good time to be aware of a looming threat to your vacation ...
Vacation Rental Marketing for Luxury Property Owner
(This blog post is a follow-up to Insider’s Tips for Luxury Vacation Rental Owners) Putting your vacation rental in the ...
Insider’s tips for luxury vacation rental owners
Taylor White is a fantastic podcast interviewer, host of the Overseas Property Insider Podcast. If you are interested in international ...
Its a cleaning business
I had to make a difficult decision recently when I fired a good cleaner. She cleaned my rental till it ...
Rental tragedies repeating – the psychology of feedback
Sometimes as Vacation Rental owners, we blindly repeat the same little tragedy without realising it. This is vividly illustrated by ...
Have you made yourself free of your rental business?
Have you made yourself free? In August I had a horrible experience. With no prior warning, a friend my age who ...
How to target a customer niche – the dog owner example
To succeed with a target customer niche, you need to specialise and serve those customers really well. This hit home ...
Google trends – threats and opportunities for VR owners
Do you wonder what Google is up to that will affect us in the vacation rental industry? This year I ...
Choosing where to advertise your vacation rental – Do you ignore the obvious?
It is said that the difference between successful and unsuccessful people is that the successful grasp the obvious opportunities in ...
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