Uvika Wahi
What Airbnb, Booking.com, and Vrbo Are Doing to Win Over Event Travelers
Event-driven travel has long been a reliable demand stream. But in 2025, it’s become a battleground. Airbnb, Booking.com, and Vrbo ...
Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com: All-In Pricing Is the New Standard
With new U.S. regulations coming into force on May 12, 2025, Booking.com and Vrbo have joined Airbnb in displaying total ...
Airbnb Under Fire in Spain: What the 66,000 Listing Purge Means
Spain’s Ministry of Social Rights and Consumer Affairs has ordered Airbnb to remove 65,935 listings for violating tourism accommodation laws. ...
Vrbo’s Rolls Out New Promotions Suite: What Managers Should Know
On the surface, Vrbo’s recently launched Promotions Suite may look like a simple toolkit for driving bookings. But zoom out, ...
Vrbo Q1 2025: Grew Modestly, But Felt the U.S. Slowdown More Than Airbnb or Booking.com
If you listened to Expedia Group’s earnings call for Q1 2025, hoping for updates about Vrbo, you probably came away ...
Paris Short-Term Rentals After the Olympic Glut: What French Open 2025 Tells Us
The French Open 2025 offers the clearest view yet of Paris short-term rental market trends in 2025, and a rare ...
What the Spain–Portugal Blackout Reveals About Keeping Your Short-Term Rentals Running During Disruptions
When Infrastructure Fails, Everything Stops On April 28, 2025, a sudden infrastructure collapse swept across Spain and Portugal. Power grids, ...
Airbnb vs. Vrbo Ads: Nick Saban Spot Benched After Complaint, Billboard Stays
Vrbo’s “host-free” campaign — from Nick Saban commercials to high-profile billboards — made waves for its cheeky positioning against Airbnb. ...
Airbnb Makes Total Price Display Global—Here’s What It Means for Short-Term Rental Managers
As of April 21, 2025, Airbnb guests around the world will now see the total price of a listing—including all ...
Vacasa-Casago Merger Saga Continues: Davidson Kempner Slams Special Committee in New Letter
In case you missed it: Vacasa agreed in December 2024 to a deal that would take the company private, merging ...
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Trump-Era Policies Fuel Travel Uncertainty: Fewer Canadians, Europeans to U.S.—Fewer Americans to Europe [Early Data]
In early 2025, renewed uncertainty around U.S. border policies, international relations, and travel regulations is creating ripple effects in the ...
Easter 2025 Is Three Weeks Late—And It’s Scrambling Your Spring Calendar
What shifting school breaks, soft pacing, and regional demand tell us about short-term rental trends in the U.S. and Europe ...
Spain’s Top Court Upholds Barcelona’s Short-Term Rental Ban, Airbnb Pushes Back
Spain’s top court has upheld Barcelona’s short-term rental ban, giving the city full authority to phase out 10,000 tourist apartments by 2028. This ruling reshapes the STR landscape, signaling a shift toward mid- and long-term rentals and urging property managers to diversify, adapt pricing models, and engage in regulatory dialogue.
Airbnb and The White Lotus Effect: A 500% Surge That Rewrote the Market
What happens when an Emmy-winning HBO series meets one of Airbnb’s most jaw-dropping listings? A luxury villa in Koh Samui ...
Vrbo’s Latest Billboard Trolls Airbnb (Again)—But Is It Good Advertising?
Vrbo’s latest billboard campaign has turned heads, not just for its bold placement in cities like New York and San ...
Airbnb vs. Vrbo: What Their Spring 2025 Travel Trends Reveal About Demand
Two platforms, two radically different approaches to spring travel. Airbnb is chasing urban event-goers, Vrbo is pulling in families and ...
Should You Add Mid-Term Rentals to Your Short-Term Rental Portfolio in 2025?
For property managers facing tightening short-term rental (STR) regulations, mid-term rentals (MTRs) can seem like a logical pivot. The idea ...
Vrbo Soft-Launches “Rate Automation,” Its Built-In Dynamic Pricing Tool
Vrbo has been quietly testing Rate Automation, its own built-in dynamic pricing tool, giving some property managers automated pricing capabilities ...
Expedia Cuts Marketing Staff—Will Vrbo Hosts Feel the Impact?
Expedia Group’s recent layoffs of hundreds of marketing employees—primarily content creators—signal a strategic pivot toward AI-driven efficiency and cost-cutting. For ...
400,000 Listings Gone: Why Airbnb Wants to Be the Face of Quality—And Who Pays the Price
Airbnb knows its future depends on trust. The company’s first-ever Airbnb’s Global Quality Report paints a picture of a platform ...
