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#BookDirect day 2022

Your action plan for #BookDirect Day 2022 (with Mark Simpson)

Thibault Masson

On February 2, 2022, take part in the #BookDirect movement to encourage travelers to book directly with you and your ...

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7 Ways Booking.com Is Trying to Drive Up Awareness and Consideration for its Short-Term Rentals

Thibault Masson

Booking.com is trying to drive up awareness and consideration for its short-term rentals. Short-term rental travel has become increasingly popular ...

If Airbnb could launch anything in 2022, what would it be

Brian Chesky is asking you: If Airbnb could launch anything in 2022, what would it be?

Thibault Masson

This is now a yearly tradition: In the early days of January, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky turned to Twitter and ...

Why and how to add a home gym at your vacation rental property

Why and how to create a home gym at your vacation rental property

Thibault Masson

Many vacation rental and Airbnb owners are looking for ways to stand apart from the competition. One way is by ...

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Most popular 2021 articles: Airbnb commercials, upgrades, and cancellation policies + Vacasa + Sonder

Thibault Masson

What was popular in 2021 on Rental Scale-Up? Airbnb commercials, investor decks by hospitality businesses raising money (Sonder and Vacasa) ...

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TikTok videos reveal quirky Airbnb listings and 2022 décor trends

Thibault Masson

If you are an Airbnb host, you need to know how influential TikTok has become: Some guests use it to ...

Thibault Masson

@propertygains Sometimes the Airbnb guests don”t lie! #airbnb #glassbreaking #realestate #wedidntdo #vancouver ♬ Fortunate Son – Creedence Clearwater Revival @propertygains ...

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Airbnb AirCover: Discover the new Host protections and why the Host Guarantee got killed

Thibault Masson

To attract new hosts and keep current hosts happy, Airbnb innovated 10 years ago with the launch of its $1,000,000 ...

How to bulletproof your 2022 vacation rental strategy

How to bulletproof your 2022 property management strategy

Uvika Wahi

Being a property manager in Europe has been no easy feat in these past two years. Recent data confirms that ...

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Transform your short-term rental business with the Scalers Network

Thibault Masson

Our Rental Scale-Up team is very proud to bring you the Scalers Network, which help you transform your short-term rental business. In this article, discover how you can join our Network to get results with the help of like-minded peers. We believe in strength in diversity and welcome members from all corners of the industry, such as property managers, owners, industry vendors, a listing site operators, investors, and consultants.

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2022 US Vacation rental trends: The paradox of a “new normal” year that put an end to some record-breaking numbers

Thibault Masson

2021 was a record year for US Vacation rentals: Overall, demand was 10% higher than pre-pandemic levels (2019), the industry ...

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How Houfy is building a Book Direct OTA.

Thibault Masson

Houfy is not just an alternative to Airbnb. It wants to be an alternative to the overall OTA (online travel ...

European union short-term rental initiative

Airbnb’s response to the EU Short-Term Rental Initiative

Thibault Masson

With its “Short-Term Rental Initiative”, the European Union wants to simplify short-term rental regulations across Europe. The text, to be ...

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Ask a Superhost and Superhost Ambassadors – Airbnb Insider

Thibault Masson

The Ask a Superhost program is central to Airbnb’s plan to get more supply, and in a cost-effective way. We ...

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StayBillety, the Airbnb alternative for sports events and affinity groups, is raising money

Thibault Masson

Companies that want to compete with Airbnb and other listing sites seek to tap into the unmet needs of specific ...

vacasa going public

Vacasa goes public. Discover the company behind the VCSA stock name.

Thibault Masson

Vacasa, the leading property management company in North America, representing 30,000 properties, is going public today, December 7, 2021, through a deal ...

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How to pivot your vacation rental business TWICE to adapt to COVID

Thibault Masson

Property managers are the best placed to talk about their local markets. They’re incredibly resilient entrepreneurs. Even if you are ...

airbnb vs vrbo vs booking.com

Airbnb vs Vrbo vs Booking vs Hopper & Co

Thibault Masson

How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the OTA (Online Travel Agency) landscape? Rental Scale-Up’s Thibault Masson was recently invited by ...

vacation rental data europe 2021

Vacation rental data: Has tourism become hyperseasonal in Europe? After a longer summer peak, is demand about to plunge again?

Thibault Masson

Our vacation rental data partner AirDNA has shared with us a treasure trove of charts, graphs, and, analytics about the ...

How to meet growing guest expectations and build trust as a vacation rental professional with Chris Maughan

How to meet growing guest expectations and build trust as a vacation rental professional

Uvika Wahi

The subject of professionalization is a recurring one in the short-term rental industry at the moment, and it is easy ...