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.
Vrbo Fast Start, a program to attract Airbnb Superhosts by solving issues common to all new properties
The battle for vacation rental supply growth is heating up among the big platforms. We’ve already covered how Airbnb was ...
How permanent are the remarkable changes in Airbnb’s listing numbers?
For more than a year now, the COVID-19 pandemic has altered demand patterns across most of the world’s short-term rental ...
Pricing, forecasting, and benchmarking: Master the two primary sources of competitive data
Competitive data in the short-term rental market provides managers answers to important questions regarding their pricing strategy. This type of ...
How property managers can drive direct bookings from repeat guests
A how-to guide for multi-property owners (Part 1 of 2) There’s a lot of discussion in the industry right now ...
How do I make my Airbnb listing better? Update your amenities in 2021
If you have not recently updated the Amenities section of your Airbnb listing, you may be missing out on visibility, ...
Vacation rental inventory growth: How Vintory helps VRMs grow their supply
D. Brooke Pfautz is the founder & CEO of Vintory, a company that helps vacation rental managers grow their inventory. ...
New bookings skyrocketed in February in the US but remained depressed in Europe.
For vacation rentals in the US, on average, February was exceptionally bad in terms of the number of nights stayed, ...
How Google Analytics 4 Will Enable More Detailed Measurement Of Your Vacation Rental Website
As a vacation rental business owner, it is vital to stay updated with market trends, current technology, and customer preferences. ...
Is it spring yet? HomeToGo and Sykes Holiday Cottages data turn positive
As reported in our analysis of the reservation data pulled by Transparent, the UK saw a surge in bookings starting ...
UK holiday rental reservation boom creates optimism for European holiday rental market
Up until mid-February, the situation between the US and European holiday market could not be more contrasted: in the US, ...
2020 Airbnb earnings reveal keys to its success: A strong brand and a tech platform that attract exclusive individual hosts
How would you explain Airbnb’s resilience in 2020, relative to its competitors? For instance, while Airbnb’s revenues dropped by 22% ...
How to evaluate vacation rental software, with Keystone Awards’ Terry Whyte
Sometimes it might feel like there’s a new vacation rental software out there every day, and let’s be real, this ...
Airbnb Flexible Dates, a search hack that gives more visibility to longer stays
Airbnb’s Flexible Dates new search feature enables guests to focus on WHERE they want to go instead of WHEN they ...
Fully refundable cancellation policies see booking demand at almost the same levels as pre-pandemic
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the requirement for generous cancellation policies has increased dramatically. Guests are demanding flexibility regarding credit, ...
European holiday rental market 2021 perspectives darker than US
How is 2021 shaping up for the European holiday rental market? As travel restrictions are very much in place across ...
Marketing plan for rental companies: Acting on your Opportunities and Threats (SWOT)
How-to guide for multi-property owners (Part 2 of 2). Find part one here. In my last article, we dug into ...
(2022 update) Airbnb commercials promote unique experiences “Made Possible by Hosts”
On February 22, Airbnb launched a massive ad campaign called “Made possible by hosts”. Airbnb TV commercials are visible across ...
How to track the recovery of vacation rentals 2021
This month we at Hostaway had a webinar with our partner PriceLabs regarding 10 ways to adjust your prices in ...
Paying homage to Holiday Rental Master Rex Brown
Rex Brown is the creator of the Holiday Rental Mastery website and writer of the Vacation Rental Mastery book. Although ...
2021, the summer of Vrbo? Impressive US booking data support Expedia Group’s optimism
Thanks to its focus on large vacation rentals, to its strength in non-urban markets, especially in the US, and to ...
