Videos
Watch our latest video coverage on the short-term rental industry, featuring insights on market trends, updates from the big three—Airbnb, Booking.com, and Vrbo—and reviews of essential tools and software. This category provides vacation rental managers and short-term rental managers with engaging YouTube videos that cover everything from industry news to actionable strategies for optimizing your business.
Italy’s Self-Check-In Ban Could Crush Small Hosts, Have Global Fallout
We’ve seen it before: regulations that can upend entire short-term rental markets. New York’s recent enforcement of stringent laws, France’s ...
Founder Interview Episode 3: How Skol Apartments’ Daniela Derin Leverages Social Media to Achieve 85% Direct Bookings
Did you know that harnessing social media tools like WhatsApp and Instagram can help you significantly grow both your direct ...
Travelers Are Drowning in Options: How AI is Helping Booking Platforms Address Choice Fatigue
The Modern Traveler’s Dilemma: Too Many Choices, Too Little Time Imagine planning your next vacation. A single search for “beach ...
How Vacation Rental Managers Can Tackle 2025’s Toughest Challenges
2024 has been a whirlwind year for vacation rental managers—demand may be steady, but shrinking margins, tightening regulations, oversupply, and ...
Founder Interview Episode 2: How Dale Smith Scaled Host & Stay to 1,400+ Properties
What if scaling a property management business wasn’t just about adding more listings, but about building a portfolio with solid ...
Adding Properties in a Competitive Market: Inventory Growth in 2025
Expanding inventory is set to be the number one priority for property managers in 2025, with over 75% of attendees ...
Is Airbnb’s Co-Host Network a Threat or an Opportunity for Property Managers?
With the launch of Airbnb’s Co-Host Network, vacation rental managers are wondering if it’s a potential threat to their business ...
How Airbnb’s New AI Tools Can Boost Your Bookings: What Every Vacation Rental Manager Should Know
Airbnb has introduced new features that use AI to guide travelers through each stage of the booking process, making it ...
Airbnb Rolls Out Co-Host Network, New Host Tools, and Intensified Guest Personalization
In its Winter 2024 release, Airbnb has officially launched its Co-Host Network, an updated and formalized version of its “Experienced ...
Airbnb WINTER 2024 RELEASE – CO-HOST NETWORK
What Vacation Rental Managers Might Expect from Airbnb’s Winter 2042 Release: The Co-Host Network In Airbnb’s Winter 2024 release, we ...
European Cities Clamp Down on Short-Term Rentals: How Property Managers Can Respond
The short-term rental (STR) industry in Europe (and elsewhere) is facing a growing wave of regulations that demand the attention ...
Achieve Airbnb Success in 2025: Insights on Rankings, Guest Favorites, and Differentiation
The short-term rental (STR) market is getting more saturated by the day. With Airbnb now hosting over 7 million listings, ...
Dynamic Pricing Done Right: What Vacation Rental Managers Can Learn from the Oasis Ticket Controversy
For Oasis’s 2025 reunion tour, Ticketmaster implemented dynamic pricing, causing ticket prices to surge dramatically—some tickets jumped from £148 to ...
Latest Vrbo Commercials Focus on Host-Free Stays and More—What’s New This Time?
In the cutthroat world of short-term rentals, advertising does more than just get a brand noticed; it shapes how travelers ...
The Battle for Hosts Heats Up: How Airbnb, Booking.com, and Vrbo Are Fighting to Win
The battle for hosts is gathering heat among the Big Three. The industry’s biggest players—Airbnb, Booking.com, and Vrbo—are ramping up ...
Airbnb Hosts Update: Living on Airbnb long-term, re-hiring CS reps, and delayed payments
Catherine Powell, Airbnb’s Global Head of Hosting, has started posting a series of videos aimed at Airbnb hosts. She wants ...
Who And What Is Behind The 12 Most Popular YouTube Videos On How To Start And Scale An Airbnb Business
Wondering where to learn more about the short-term rental industry? You don’t need to go to university or spend money ...
Vacation Rental Management Conference: Richard Vaughton’s 10-point plan to be ready for the return of demand
This article is part of our Rental Scale-Up vacation rental management conference series. This is an extract from our March 2020 conference: ...
Vacation Rental Management Conference: How to design a Lean Vacation Rental Business Model with Filipa Leitão de Aguia
This article is part of our Rental Scale-Up vacation rental management conference series. This is an extract from our April 2020 conference: ...
Vacation Rental Management Conference: Airbnb property management company Houseys CEO on pivoting business model
This article is part of our Rental Scale-Up vacation rental management conference series. This is an extract from our April 2020 conference: ...
