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airbnb host cancellation fee penalty

Airbnb changing its policy on avoidable Host cancellations: Hosts must pay fee from $50 to $1,000 (updated)

Thibault Masson

(updated on July 27, 2022) Airbnb has announced that, starting August 22, 2022, hosts who cancel a reservation risk paying ...

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

Thibault Masson

On June 28, 2022, Airbnb turned its temporary global party ban into a permanent one. The ban was born from ...

airbnb horror movie 2022

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

Thibault Masson

When it comes to hospitality-linked horror movies, hotels had been dominating the screens for years, from Pyscho’s Bates Motel to ...

short-term rentals for digital nomads

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

Thibault Masson

Should all short-term rental managers and owners try and attract digital nomads? At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a ...

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

Thibault Masson

Since the release of the Summer 2022 Update, Airbnb hosts have shared recurring concerns about losing control over their listings. ...

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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?

Thibault Masson

As a vacation rental manager, should you see the value of the shares of publicly-traded companies such as Vacasa, Sonder, ...

airbnb OMG FUND

How to apply for the $10,000,000 Airbnb OMG! Fund (Airbnb Categories series)

Thibault Masson

Airbnb Categories, the company’s new way to help its users discover new listings and destinations, is at the front and ...

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Airbnb’s new Co-Hosting platform welcomes professional property managers and matches them with individual hosts

Thibault Masson

While Airbnb says that it wants to focus on small hosts, it is also keen on professional property managers playing ...

How to optimise your listings in view of the Airbnb Categories update

How to optimise your listings in view of the Airbnb Categories update

Uvika Wahi

If you’re an Airbnb host or a short-term rental property manager, you likely already know about the recent significant changes ...

airbnb guest travel insurance (1)

Airbnb Travel Insurance for Guests: Cost, details, limitations, differences with Aircover

Thibault Masson

Airbnb is rolling out its guest travel insurance in the US, the UK, and 8 countries of the European Union. ...

airbnb categories 2022 TV spots

Airbnb 2022 commercials: Airbnb Categories (Castles, Amazing Pools, Camping, and OMG!), with music and locations

Thibault Masson

Airbnb is launching a new global marketing campaign promoting its just-launched Airbnb Categories. The campaign features 4 of the 56 ...

airbnb 2022 summer release categories

How do Airbnb Categories work?

Thibault Masson

For its 2022 Summer Update, Airbnb has introduced 56 categories that allow travelers to discover more properties and destinations than ...

How do Airbnb Split Stays work

How do Airbnb Split Stays work?

Uvika Wahi

The last couple of years have been transformative for the short-term rental industry and although not all the changes may ...

airbnb 2022 summer release brian chesky

(video + text) Brian Chesky shows what Airbnb’s 2022 Summer Release is about

Thibault Masson

Let’s hear about the 2022 Summer Release directly from Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky. Here are the video, transcript, and visual ...

airbnb 2022 summer release update

Airbnb 2022 Summer update release

Thibault Masson

So, after the dust has settled, does Airbnb’s “biggest change to the platform in a decade” live up to its ...

airbnb quarterly results Q1 2022

Airbnb quarterly results: First profitable Q1 ever, great outlook for 2022

Thibault Masson

While waiting for the “biggest change to Airbnb in a decade” (see our expectations for Airbnb’s 2022 Summer release), let’s ...

Airbnb investing with James Svetec

Start Airbnb investing now – insights from James Svetec behind Airbnb For Dummies

Lara McComish

Whether you’re new to Airbnb investing or you want to take your business to the next level, James Svetec is ...

New Airbnb Rebooking and Refund Policy

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

Thibault Masson

(April 14, 2022 update) After much uproar on social media, in the trade press (see our original article below) and ...

airbnb unlock next generation of hosts

How Airbnb wants to unlock the next generation of Hosts

Thibault Masson

 Airbnb needs to grow its supply. To do that, it needs to unlock the next generation of hosts, as per ...

How to get Airbnb host badges: Airbnb.org supporter, Host Advisory Board member, and Community Leader

Lara McComish

Have you noticed that there are some new badges Airbnb hosts can include on their profiles? Airbnb has long positioned ...