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.
Vacasa, Sonder, and Airbnb stocks down by up to 80% in 6 months: Should all property managers see it as a sign of a hard recession about to hit?
As a vacation rental manager, should you see the value of the shares of publicly-traded companies such as Vacasa, Sonder, ...
How to apply for the $10,000,000 Airbnb OMG! Fund (Airbnb Categories series)
Airbnb Categories, the company’s new way to help its users discover new listings and destinations, is at the front and ...
Techsplained, the show that demystifies vacation rental tech
Techsplained is a show that helps vacation rental property managers and owners clearly understand what industry tech solutions do. Every ...
How to sell your property management company (1-hour conference)
On June 30, Rental-Scale-Up will be hosting a free 1-hour conference titled: “MONEY MATTERS: SELLING, BUYING, AND RAISING MONEY IN THE ...
Airbnb’s new Co-Hosting platform welcomes professional property managers and matches them with individual hosts
While Airbnb says that it wants to focus on small hosts, it is also keen on professional property managers playing ...
How to optimise your listings in view of the Airbnb Categories update
If you’re an Airbnb host or a short-term rental property manager, you likely already know about the recent significant changes ...
Airbnb Travel Insurance for Guests: Cost, details, limitations, differences with Aircover
Airbnb is rolling out its guest travel insurance in the US, the UK, and 8 countries of the European Union. ...
Airbnb 2022 commercials: Airbnb Categories (Castles, Amazing Pools, Camping, and OMG!), with music and locations
Airbnb is launching a new global marketing campaign promoting its just-launched Airbnb Categories. The campaign features 4 of the 56 ...
Why Expedia Group is taking Vrbo’s Trip Boards to Expedia.com and Hotels.com
Vrbo wants to be seen as the best site where to book large vacation rentals that are fit for family ...
Vacation rental consultancy AJL Atelier and M&A specialist Raincatcher partner up to target the US market
Vacation rental and business consultancy AJL Atelier and business brokerage and mergers and acquisitions firm Raincatcher have announced their partnership. ...
Vrbo’s strengths within the Expedia group: Longer stays over hotels, success in France, Australia, and Brazil.
Vrbo is part of the Expedia Group. During the pandemic, Vrbo became a hot item within the group’s brands (e.g. ...
US: Booking.com invests in tech and ads to grow its “alternate accommodations” business
As announced in 2021, Booking.com is doing more to increase its revenues, in the US, from its “alternate accommodations” business, ...
Fractional ownership of luxury vacation homes: Pacaso, Ember, Here, Kocomo, Prello, Altacasa & August
Several companies such as Pacaso, Ember, and Kocomo are now offering fractional ownership of luxury vacation homes. What does this ...
How do Airbnb Categories work?
For its 2022 Summer Update, Airbnb has introduced 56 categories that allow travelers to discover more properties and destinations than ...
How do Airbnb Split Stays work?
The last couple of years have been transformative for the short-term rental industry and although not all the changes may ...
(video + text) Brian Chesky shows what Airbnb’s 2022 Summer Release is about
Let’s hear about the 2022 Summer Release directly from Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky. Here are the video, transcript, and visual ...
Airbnb 2022 Summer update release
So, after the dust has settled, does Airbnb’s “biggest change to the platform in a decade” live up to its ...
Airbnb quarterly results: First profitable Q1 ever, great outlook for 2022
While waiting for the “biggest change to Airbnb in a decade” (see our expectations for Airbnb’s 2022 Summer release), let’s ...
Navigating the Operational Challenges of a Growing Business: Overcoming Inflation and Labor Shortages in Short-Term Rental Management
In recent years, many short-term rental management businesses have experienced significant growth and expansion. Now, owing to inflation and labor ...
Finding the best vacation rental dynamic pricing tool made easy
Pricing competitively is proven to drive profitability for vacation rental businesses, but adjusting prices manually is time-consuming, and often prone ...
