In its 2021 Tourism Recovery Plan, the English government set out its intention to consider a Tourist Accommodation Registration Scheme. To understand the market and pick the best policies, The
On June 28, 2022, Airbnb turned its temporary global party ban into a permanent one. The ban was born from the occurrence of multiple shooting incidents and infamously noisy COVID
Vacation rental data provider AirDNA has used May and June data from Airbnb and Vrbo to look at what Summer 2022 could be like for vacation rental managers in Europe
When it comes to hospitality-linked horror movies, hotels had been dominating the screens for years, from Pyscho’s Bates Motel to The Shining’s Overlook Hotel. Yet, a new genre has taken
Should all short-term rental managers and owners try and attract digital nomads? At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a few destinations like Bali were deserted by tourists but did
Since the release of the Summer 2022 Update, Airbnb hosts have shared recurring concerns about losing control over their listings. First, the new Airbnb Categories search results replaced listing titles
As a vacation rental manager, should you see the value of the shares of publicly-traded companies such as Vacasa, Sonder, and Airbnb as canaries in the coal mine? Over the
Airbnb Categories, the company’s new way to help its users discover new listings and destinations, is at the front and center of Airbnb’s summer 2022 marketing campaigns. Among Airbnb’s new
Techsplained is a show that helps vacation rental property managers and owners clearly understand what industry tech solutions do. Every week, Deborah Labi from The Guest Innspector publishes a 15-minute
On June 30, Rental-Scale-Up will be hosting a free 1-hour conference titled: “MONEY MATTERS: SELLING, BUYING, AND RAISING MONEY IN THE VACATION RENTAL INDUSTRY”. This conference is for property managers as
While Airbnb says that it wants to focus on small hosts, it is also keen on professional property managers playing a role in its ecosystem where needed. Luckey, Airbnb’s property
If you’re an Airbnb host or a short-term rental property manager, you likely already know about the recent significant changes to the platform. On May 11, 2022, Airbnb announced three
Airbnb is rolling out its guest travel insurance in the US, the UK, and 8 countries of the European Union. The company had been working on it for at least
Airbnb is launching a new global marketing campaign promoting its just-launched Airbnb Categories. The campaign features 4 of the 56 categories currently available on the site, specifically the Castles, Amazing
Vrbo wants to be seen as the best site where to book large vacation rentals that are fit for family travel such as family reunions and intergenerational trips. To help
Vacation rental and business consultancy AJL Atelier and business brokerage and mergers and acquisitions firm Raincatcher have announced their partnership. Their common goal is to support vacation rental professionals who
Vrbo is part of the Expedia Group. During the pandemic, Vrbo became a hot item within the group’s brands (e.g. Expedia, Hotels.com, Orbitz, ebookers), as vacation rental bookings were booming
As announced in 2021, Booking.com is doing more to increase its revenues, in the US, from its “alternate accommodations” business, which covers short-term rentals (vacations homes, condos, apartments, cabins, etc.),
Several companies such as Pacaso, Ember, and Kocomo are now offering fractional ownership of luxury vacation homes. What does this mean for second-home buyers? It means that you can own
For its 2022 Summer Update, Airbnb has introduced 56 categories that allow travelers to discover more properties and destinations than they would have using a normal search box. Actually, Airbnb
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