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Montreal Limits Rentals to 3 Months, Landfolk Expands in France, Vrbo’s Top Vacation Rentals of 2025.

Montreal Limits Rentals to 3 Months, Landfolk Expands in France, Vrbo’s Top Vacation Rentals of 2025

Snigdha

Montreal Introduces Rental Caps — Airbnb Warns of Major Economic Fallout Snigdha’s Views Landfolk Eyes French Countryside for Growth, Rolls ...

Spain’s Top Court Upholds Barcelona’s Short-Term Rental Ban, Airbnb Pushes Back.

Spain’s Top Court Upholds Barcelona’s Short-Term Rental Ban, Airbnb Pushes Back

Uvika Wahi

In a landmark March 2025 decision, Spain’s Constitutional Court has upheld Barcelona’s plan to phase out all short-term rental (STR) ...

irbnb and The White Lotus Effect A 500% Surge That Rewrote the Market

Airbnb and The White Lotus Effect: A 500% Surge That Rewrote the Market

Uvika Wahi

What happens when an Emmy-winning HBO series meets one of Airbnb’s most jaw-dropping listings? A luxury villa in Koh Samui ...

Vacasa Backs Casago’s Revised Offer—Here’s What It Could Mean for Homeowners and Managers

Vacasa Backs Casago’s Revised Offer—Here’s What It Could Mean for Homeowners and Managers

Snigdha

After months of uncertainty, Vacasa’s board has officially recommended Casago’s revised offer of $5.30 per share, moving one step closer ...

Lisbon Imposes Bans and New Limits, Mabrian Launches Rental Monitoring Tool, and Airbnb Reboots Experiences

Lisbon Imposes Bans and New Limits, Mabrian Launches Rental Monitoring Tool, and Airbnb Reboots Experiences

Snigdha

Lisbon Bans New Holiday Homes in Key Neighborhoods, Halts Licenses Where Rentals Exceed 5% of Housing Snigdha’s Views Mabrian Launches ...

Vrbo’s Latest Billboard Trolls Airbnb (Again)—But Is It Good Advertising

Vrbo’s Latest Billboard Trolls Airbnb (Again)—But Is It Good Advertising?

Uvika Wahi

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

Airbnb vs. Vrbo: What Their Spring 2025 Travel Trends Reveal About Demand

Uvika Wahi

Two platforms, two radically different approaches to spring travel. Airbnb is chasing urban event-goers, Vrbo is pulling in families and ...

Arizona Mayors Seek Rental Control, Murcia Partners with Airbnb, and Minut Automates Energy Savings with Ecobee

Arizona Mayors Seek Rental Control, Murcia Partners with Airbnb, and Minut Automates Energy Savings with Ecobee

Snigdha

Arizona Mayors Push for Local Control to Regulate Short-Term Rentals Snigdha’s View: Minut Adds Ecobee Smart Thermostats to Optimize Energy ...

Should You Add Mid-Term Rentals to Your Short-Term Rental Portfolio in 2025

Should You Add Mid-Term Rentals to Your Short-Term Rental Portfolio in 2025?

Uvika Wahi

For property managers facing tightening short-term rental (STR) regulations, mid-term rentals (MTRs) can seem like a logical pivot. The idea ...

How GuestReady Scaled to 3,500+ Properties—And What Property Managers Can Learn from It

How GuestReady Scaled to 3,500+ Properties—And What Property Managers Can Learn from It

Snigdha

The biggest barrier to growth in property management isn’t lack of demand, it’s how well (or poorly) your operations are ...

Vrbo Rate Automation

Vrbo Soft-Launches “Rate Automation,” Its Built-In Dynamic Pricing Tool

Uvika Wahi

Vrbo has been quietly testing Rate Automation, its own built-in dynamic pricing tool, giving some property managers automated pricing capabilities ...

Cape Town To Impose Rental Tax, Booking.com Partners with Maldives, HomeToGo Launches 5 Localized Platforms

Cape Town To Impose Rental Tax, Booking.com Partners with Maldives, HomeToGo Launches 5 Localized Platforms

Snigdha

Cape Town’s New Rental Tax Aims to Level the Market but Could Hurt Tourism Snigdha’s Views: Booking.com Partners with Maldives ...

Expedia Cuts Marketing Staff—Will Vrbo Hosts Feel the Impact

Expedia Cuts Marketing Staff—Will Vrbo Hosts Feel the Impact?

Uvika Wahi

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 ...

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Marseille Imposes 90-Day Cap, Airbnb To Collect Taxes in Italy, Vermont Bill Targets Short-Term Rentals

Snigdha

Marseille hosts face new 90-day rental limit down from 120 Snigdha’s Views: Airbnb to Collect and Remit Tourist Taxes Across ...

400,000 Listings Gone Why Airbnb Wants to Be the Face of Quality—And Who Pays the Price.

400,000 Listings Gone: Why Airbnb Wants to Be the Face of Quality—And Who Pays the Price

Uvika Wahi

Airbnb knows its future depends on trust. The company’s first-ever Airbnb’s Global Quality Report paints a picture of a platform ...

Airbnb Navigates Political Waters as Co-Founder Joins DOGE

Airbnb Navigates Political Waters as Co-Founder Joins DOGE

Thibault Masson

Recent reports indicate that Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia has joined Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), an initiative under ...

Alternative Accommodations

Booking.com’s Alternative Accommodations Keep Growing—And So Does Its Grip on Host Payments

Uvika Wahi

Booking.com closed 2024 strong, with alternative accommodations—short-term rentals included—up 19% YoY, now making up 33% of its total room nights. ...

How Savvy Property Managers Are Adapting to New Short-Term Rental Regulations

How Savvy Property Managers Are Adapting to New Short-Term Rental Regulations

Snigdha

Your city just announced a short-term rental ban. Six months to comply—or shut down. For many property managers, this isn’t ...

Maui Rentals Regulations

Maui’s Vacation Rental Crackdown: What You Need to Know

Thibault Masson

Maui, one of Hawaii’s most famous islands is known for its beaches, luxury resorts, and vacation rentals. Now, local officials ...

Airbnb Ads

Airbnb’s Latest Ad Campaign Targets Casual Hosts, Nature-Loving Travelers, and Takes on Hotels Once Again

Snigdha

Airbnb just dropped three new ads, and while they may seem like simple marketing plays, they are more than just ...