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Short Stay Week 2021: Rented.com’s Andrew McConnell on unlocking underutilized inventory
Andrew McConnell is the CEO of Rented.com. In the run-up to the 2021 edition of the Short Stay Week, he has accepted to answer questions
Short-term rental data: Super-seasonal Europe breaking records in July and August, but lagging behind the US
During the 2021 edition of the Vacation Rental World Summit, short-term rental data provider AirDNA presented a study of the European market, with a focus
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Short Stay Week 2021: Alexis Barceló from ABAL Consulting
Alexis Barceló is the CEO of ABAL Consulting, a revenue management expertise specialist. In the run-up to the 2021 edition of the Short Stay Week, he
VITUR Summit 2021 (Malaga): Beyond and Alfred Smart Lock
The VITUR summit, a major European holiday rental conference, is taking place in Malaga, Spain, from October 28, 2021, to Friday, Oct 29, 2021. To give
Investment: Why are scaling property managers and listing sites turning to crowdfunding?
We recently covered crowdfunding campaigns by property management company GuestReady and luxury vacation rental listed site Plum Guide. Crowdfunding is part investor outreach and part
Plum Guide seeks $1.4m from crowdfunding investors, at $146m valuation
Plum Guide (plumguide.com), one of the leading luxury vacation rental distribution channels, has just launched a crowdfunding campaign. The London-based company is hoping to raise
How to use Airbnb's new custom promotion tool
Get more visibility on Airbnb when you create a discount on your listing. Understand what you are exactly getting in return before lowering your price.
Industry Market Reports
Short-term rental supply drops by 75% in key cities. Are black sheep gone? Airbnb reacting by working with cities and pushing its non-urban “unique stays“ narrative, despite the meager listing numbers.
Times are tough for operators of urban short-term rentals in North American and European cities. Not only has COVID-19 run ruined into international and domestic
No Vacancy | Record-High Vacation Rental Bookings Leave Vacation Rental Managers with No Supply
Travel Trends: What Do High Vacation Rental Bookings Mean For Family Vacations and Property Managers Across the United States? Key Insights and Impacts: – Professional
Asia-Pacific: SE Asia villa market slumps (-66% in Bali), while Australia booms (+80% in Byron Bay)
While data about the surge in vacation rental bookings in the US abound, fewer reports are available about other regions. Last week, we published our
Vacation rental industry M&A (mergers and acquisitions) activity on the rise in 2021
Investors are still pouring money into the vacation and short-term rental industry in 2021. While many property management and tech companies were battered in 2020,
How permanent are the remarkable changes in Airbnb’s listing numbers?
For more than a year now, the COVID-19 pandemic has altered demand patterns across most of the world’s short-term rental markets. For instance, sea, rural,
Fully refundable cancellation policies see booking demand at almost the same levels as pre-pandemic
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the requirement for generous cancellation policies has increased dramatically. Guests are demanding flexibility regarding credit, cancellations, and refunds. Many channels,
How to track the recovery of vacation rentals 2021
This month we at Hostaway had a webinar with our partner PriceLabs regarding 10 ways to adjust your prices in 2021. During the Q&A, it
Navigating COVID-19
Niche Listing Sites
Plum Guide seeks $1.4m from crowdfunding investors, at $146m valuation
Plum Guide (plumguide.com), one of the leading luxury vacation rental distribution channels, has just launched a crowdfunding campaign. The London-based company is hoping to raise
HomeToGo’s Bryan Boice on the company’s US strategy
HomeToGo, a German-based vacation rental booking channel and meta-search engine, listed on the Frankfurt stock market on September 22, 2021. HomeToGo, now tracking under HTGG.DE,
How Hopper Homes plans to compete with Airbnb, Booking.com, and Expedia
Hopper, a fast-growing OTA, is building Hopper Homes, its product and service offer for the vacation rental market. Our Rental Scale-Up team looked at recent
FinTech by Booking, Revolut Stays, Dtravel: Payment solution hype vs real-world problems
The topic of payment is so important that Airbnb, and now Booking.com, have set up entire FinTech units. Things are also happening the other way
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