Vrbo HomeAway family vacation rental US trends for 2021
What can vacation rental owners and managers take away from Vrbo’s 2021 travel trend report? A first insight is that, in 2021, US families will
Travel Trends 2021 post-Covid 19: What Booking.com’s predictions mean for short-term rentals
We’ve looked at the nine 2021 travel trends predicted by online travel agency Booking.com. For each of them, we’ve analyzed the prediction means for traditional
Airbnb 2021 travel trends point to renewed demand for vacation rentals
At Airbnb, summer 2020 travel trends were about staycations (i.e. traveling within driving distance), flexible cancellations, and long-term stays. In July 2020, Airbnb CEO Brian
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Live webinars and 1-to-1 host coaching: Airbnb Ambassadors power the “Made possible by hosting” campaign
To attract the “millions more hosts” that Airbnb needs, according to CEO Brian Chesky, Airbnb is ramping up its Ambassador program. Assigning account managers to
How human touch beats smart technology to get more direct repeat bookings
In my previous two posts, we tackled breaking free from Online Travel Agents (OTAs) and setting up a price strategy. The next topic is a
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 to list on Google Vacation Rentals, Part 3: Direct connection or connectivity providers?
Unlike with Airbnb, Booking.com, or Vrbo, you cannot just go to a sign-up page and get your vacation rental listed on Google’s Vacation Rentals product.
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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
2021 vacation rental trends for the industry and your market
After looking at 2020 through data and graphs from Google Trends, our team assesses here a few trends (predictions?) for 2021. We’ve all learned to
AirDNA review: Better pricing and pacing data with My Properties and Comp Set
How to leverage AirDNA‘s new “My Properties” and “Comp Set” features to finetune your listing rates? How can you start with data about your market
Vrbo HomeAway family vacation rental US trends for 2021
What can vacation rental owners and managers take away from Vrbo’s 2021 travel trend report? A first insight is that, in 2021, US families will
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How to list on Google Vacation Rentals, Part 1: What does it look like?
Some property managers report getting more than 10% of their bookings from Google’s Vacation Rentals meta-search. In this first article, we look at why you
Smiling House’s Moriya Rockman on the way forward for luxury rental property managers
Bolstered by a renewed interest in niche listings, the market for luxury vacation rentals is poised to experience steady growth. Travel trends indicate guests are
The Ultimate List of Luxury Vacation Rental Websites
Luxury villas are often the preference for high-end travelers that don’t want to compromise on comfort but want to stay somewhere unique and keep out
Accor Apartments & Villas spans 3 short-term rental categories, from economy to luxury.
On December 3, Accor launched its new Apartments & Villas website, boasting 50,000 listings in over 350 destinations. Despite a similar name and a similar
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