Vanessa De Souza Lage is one of the most recognizable faces in the vacation rental industry. A tireless industry maven, she’s co-founded channel manager Rentals United and created VrTech, the
A company’s mission statement says a lot about how it sees itself, how it wants others to see it, where it is now, and where it wants to go. Much
The topic of payment is so important that Airbnb, and now Booking.com, have set up entire FinTech units. Things are also happening the other way around: Some FinTech companies are
How do you turn your listing site into a travel resource that hits multiple times each of the visitors in your area? This is what David Angotti and his team
AirDNA is one of the sponsors of the upcoming 2021 edition of the Vacation Rental World Summit (VRWS) in Annecy, France. Tom Caton, AirDNA’s co-founder, sat down with us to
As we announced last week, vacation rental marketplace Hometogo is supposed to go public via a planned €1.2 billion transaction. Excluding debt, the enterprise value of HomeToGo would be €861
While the overall vacation rental market data are not as rosy in Europe as in the US for this summer, short-term rental players in Europe are busy making deals. HomeToGo
If you are a vacation rental industry player, such as a vendor, a listing site, or a software provider, you need to gather market insights, hear directly from your leads
Vrbo has been part of Expedia Group for a few years and the connections between the two entities are getting stronger; there is now hotel supply from Expedia on the
Our Rental Scale-Up team is delighted to invite you to join us at the 2021 edition of the Vacation Rental World Summit. It is an in-person conference, networking, and business
When, on May 24, Airbnb’s CEO Brian Chesky announced that his company was releasing 103 updates, a set of 3 new features was standing out: Flexible Dates, Flexible Destinations, and
The topic of inclusivity has relevance outside of just pride month. As the business of vacation rental evolves, conversations and actions must continue in a way that promotes a sense
With a population of 1.366 billion (2019), India represents a sizeable chunk of the world’s population, including, presumably, travelers. Yet somehow, it always gets left out of conversations about industry
As a consequence of Covid-19, holidaymakers want more distance – from social distancing to increased demand for more rural holiday destinations and self-catered accommodation, and more. Yet, understandably, customers are also
While Airbnb was busy packaging no fewer than 103 updates in one release in May, Vrbo has launched new features and programs, albeit with less fanfare. Vrbo has publicized some
2020 was undeniably significant for the vacation rental industry, and thus far, 2021 promises to outdo it. This year has seen Airbnb get closer to pulling off a gutsy transition
Short-term rental data provider AirDNA has boldly gone where no industry analyst has gone before by publishing a forecast report for 2021 to 2023. Using current booking trends, GDP and
In June 2021, after several months of testing, Airbnb introduced its new Firm cancellation policy. Firm fits between Moderate and Strict. Airbnb’s goal is to get hosts currently under Strict
If you are scaling your property management business, it comes a time when you wonder you should be switching from using third-party software to owning your tech stack. The need
How do you launch a booking platform offering unique stays to remote workers and digital nomads under 12 months? How did two young co-founders, Kristina Kutan and Lola Casamitjana, manage
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