Industry News

Stay informed on the latest developments in the vacation rental and short-term rental industry. This category provides vacation rental managers and short-term rental managers with news on industry growth, trends, events, and insights into the future of short-term rental property management. From major updates across European markets to professional insights into industry shifts, explore the news shaping the landscape of vacation rentals.

Hospitable Launches Automated Deposits, Whimstay opens to Individual Hosts, Casago expands Streamline partnership

Hospitable Automates Security Deposits, Whimstay Opens to Individual Hosts, Casago Deepens Streamline Partnership 

Snigdha

Hospitable Adds New Layer of Protection for Hosts with ‘Automated Security Deposit’ Feature About HospitableHospitable is a tool that simplifies ...

Vrbo’s New BabyQuip Partnership Has Hosts Worried.

Vrbo’s New BabyQuip Partnership Has Hosts Worried

Uvika Wahi

A new Vrbo partnership is underway. Vrbo has quietly begun rolling out an integration with BabyQuip, a baby gear rental ...

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Airbnb Payment Terms 2025: What’s Actually Changing for Hosts

Thibault Masson

Under the new Airbnb Payment Terms, effective immediately for new users as of June 26, 2025, and taking effect for ...

Airbnb Ending “Strict” Cancellation Policy: Hosts Must Act Now to Retain It, Plus Important 24-Hour Cancellation Change Explained

Airbnb Ending “Strict” Cancellation Policy: Hosts Must Act Now to Retain It, Plus Important 24-Hour Cancellation Change Explained

Thibault Masson

Airbnb hosts, take note: Important updates to Airbnb’s cancellation policies are coming into effect, significantly affecting how you manage cancellations ...

Guesty becomes Casago’s PMS, UK advocacy strengthens, Comparent debuts software marketplace.j

Guesty Powers Casago, UK Advocacy Strengthens, Comparent Debuts Software Marketplace

Snigdha

Casago Selects Guesty HQ as PMS of Choice After Vacasa Acquisition About Big Bear Vacations: Big Bear Vacations is a ...

EU Bookings Grew 4.8% in Q1 2025: Where Demand Rose (or Fell) Might Surprise You

Uvika Wahi

Europe’s platform tourism is still growing, but not everywhere.In Q1 2025, platforms like Airbnb, Booking.com, and Expedia collectively hosted 129.6 ...

Why Airbnb’s New Ads Focus on Experiences, Not Listings

Why Airbnb’s New Ads Focus on Experiences, Not Listings

Uvika Wahi

Airbnb has launched a new suite of 36- to 43-second ads that do something different: They barely mention homes. Instead, ...

Athens Bans New Rentals Until 2026, Airbnb–FIFA Deal, New Fund to Support Advocacy

Athens Bans New Rentals Until 2026, Airbnb–FIFA Deal, New Fund to Support Advocacy

Snigdha

Athens Extends Ban on New Short-Term Rentals in City Center Through 2026 Snigdha’s Views Airbnb Bets on FIFA: New Partnership, ...

Airbnb Flips the Script Turning the Hotel Lobby’s Playbook Against Itself

Airbnb Flips the Script: Turning the Hotel Lobby’s Playbook Against Itself

Uvika Wahi

For years, Airbnb has been the public face of overtourism, blamed for housing shortages, neighborhood erosion, and transforming city centers ...

Ho Chi Minh City Plans Legal Framework, Columbia Freezes Permits, Maui Ban Debate Intensifies

Ho Chi Minh City Plans Legal Framework, Columbia Freezes Permits, Maui Ban Debate Intensifies

Uvika Wahi

Ho Chi Minh City Reverses Ban, Plans Legal Framework for Short-Term Rentals Snigdha’s Views Columbia Imposes 12-Month Pause on New ...

Joe Gebbia’s Role in Trump-Era DOGE Initiative Raises Questions About Airbnb’s Political Links

Joe Gebbia’s Role in Trump-Era DOGE Initiative Raises Questions About Airbnb’s Political Links

Thibault Masson

Joe Gebbia, co-founder of Airbnb and long-time advocate for design-driven innovation, remains a key figure in the Trump administration’s Department ...

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Airbnb Is Spending $5 Million on NYC Elections—Here’s Why

Uvika Wahi

Airbnb has launched a $5 million political campaign in New York City, starting with $1 million in digital attack ads ...

Italy Legalizes Remote Check-Ins Again Why This Matters to Short-Term Rental Managers Everywhere

Italy Legalizes Remote Check-Ins Again: Why This Matters to Short-Term Rental Managers Everywhere

Thibault Masson

A major regulatory shift has just unfolded in Italy—one that echoes far beyond Rome, Florence, and Venice. On May 27, ...

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LocalPower Plays: How Holidu and HomeToGo Use Acquisitions to Penetrate Europe’s Hidden STR Niches

Thibault Masson

Yes, HomeToGo’s acquisition of Interhome rightly made headlines. A €160M deal that instantly added a pan-European, professionally managed inventory of ...

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Airbnb’s $90B Economic Impact Study: Taking a Step Back to Understand What It Really Tells Us

Thibault Masson

In May 2025, Airbnb released a sweeping analysis of its economic impact across the U.S. in 2024, claiming over $90 ...

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Airbnb’s Platform & Real-Life Social Network Play: What Brian Chesky Just Confirmed

Thibault Masson

I recently listened to Brian Chesky’s new interview on The Verge, and it immediately clicked. Much of what he shared ...

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Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com: All-In Pricing Is the New Standard

Uvika Wahi

With new U.S. regulations coming into force on May 12, 2025, Booking.com and Vrbo have joined Airbnb in displaying total ...

Summer 2025 Pricing Playbook for Short-Term Rentals: Fill Gaps, Catch Events, and Beat Bad Weather

Summer 2025 Pricing Playbook for Short-Term Rentals: Fill Gaps, Catch Events, and Beat Bad Weather

Snigdha

Seeing bookings trickle in for Summer 2025—but feeling like more demand must be out there? You’re not imagining things. As ...

Airbnb Touts Experiences 2.0, Booking.com Courts NBA Fans, eviivo Streamlines Checkout with PayPal

Airbnb Touts Experiences 2.0, Booking.com Courts NBA Fans, eviivo Streamlines Checkout with PayPal

Snigdha

Airbnb Relaunches Experiences with Full-Scale Ad Push Featuring Creators, Celebs, Cities, and Locals Snigdha’s Views New Booking.com x NBA Deal ...

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