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New Airbnb Rebooking and Refund Policy tougher for Hosts … but Guests affected by new terms too

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Booking.com: 32% of room nights from non-hotels, new features to attract short-term rental hosts.

PMS Guesty raises $170M and triples its valuation

What if the predictions about vacation rental demand softening in fall ’22 were right?

Is Vacasa’s switch from pure M&A growth to direct homeowner acquisition succeeding?

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New Airbnb Rebooking and Refund Policy tougher for Hosts … but Guests affected by new terms too

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Vacasa (VCSA) 2021 results: High costs of supply growth and tech investment, but positive EBITDA expected in 2023

Vrbo: Stock booster for Expedia Group

Vacation rental company funding trends 2021 & 2022

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Airbnb 2021 Winter Release

On Tuesday, November 9, Brian Chesky revealed the Airbnb 2021 Winter Release. It includes 53 upgrades and innovations that make it easier to host and support the changing needs of guests.

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New Airbnb Rebooking and Refund Policy tougher for Hosts … but Guests affected by new terms too

AirDNA and Transparent acquired: Hotels, Real Estate, OTAs and STR investors hungry for Vacation Rental Data

Vacasa (VCSA) 2021 results: High costs of supply growth and tech investment, but positive EBITDA expected in 2023

Vrbo: Stock booster for Expedia Group

Vacation rental company funding trends 2021 & 2022

Latest News

Booking.com new damage policy discourages hosts from asking for a damage deposit

3 dramatically different villa rental market recovery stories: Bali vs Thailand vs Sri Lanka (2022 data)

How does the Airbnb search algorithm work?

Airbnb Q2 earnings picture a resilient company prioritizing occasional hosts to get through the recession

Airbnb News

Airbnb, Industry News, Listing on directory sites, Websites

“Go to Airbnb, pick a niche and execute it 10x better”: When Airbnb’s party ban favors smart entrepreneurs.

Airbnb, Industry News

What Airbnb horror movies can teach hosts about creating trust with guests

Airbnb, Industry News

Short-term rentals for digital nomads: Still a trend to pursue in 2022?

Airbnb, Industry News

2022 Update: Airbnb addresses concerns around listing titles, listing visibility, and categories attributed

Airbnb, Industry News

Vacasa, Sonder, and Airbnb stocks down by up to 80% in 6 months: Should all property managers see it as a sign of a hard recession about to hit?

Vacation Rental Software

Industry News, Software

$16 million in seed funding for Jarvis ML, a machine learning solution provider for vacation rental managers

Industry News, Software

Investors buy into the importance of guest experience: Touch Stay closes seed funding round to ignite growth

Industry News, Market Data & Pricing, Short term rental investment, Software, Uncategorized

AirDNA and Transparent acquired: Hotels, Real Estate, OTAs and STR investors hungry for Vacation Rental Data

Industry News, Software, Vacation Rental & Airbnb Vendors

How to execute a Homeowner Acquisition Campaign (and when to outsource it to experts)

Industry News, Software

Listify.ai: Vacation rental and Airbnb listing descriptions powered by AI

Research Reports

Vacation Rental Owner Acquisition Campaign

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