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.
Vacation Rental Recovery, in Data and Charts (US and Europe)
In Europe and in the US, the vacation rental recovery seems to be here. Data show a marked interest for ...
COVID-19 certification for cleaning services: Discover Cristal International Standards, Vrbo’s expert
As cleanliness is perhaps the hottest topic in the short-term rental industry at the moment, property managers can access checklists, ...
Goodbye, HomeAway: The Vrbo brand expands globally, while HomeAway disappears from the US
Goodbye, HomeAway. Adiós, TopRural. Adeus, AlugueTemporada. The Expedia Group has been busy streamlining its portfolio of vacation rental website brands. ...
8 ways Vrbo has adapted to post-COVID traveler needs
Vrbo has not sat idle when the COVID-19 crisis hit the vacation rental industry. For instance, it tried to balance ...
Airbnb’s Brian Chesky on almost losing everything, and now running a leaner and More Agile Company
The tone of the press about Airbnb.com is changing. The company is now treated as the comeback kid that has ...
TurnoverBNB and Rental Scale-Up release their vacation rental cleaning checklist infographic
We have teamed up with TurnoverBNB to offer a handy infographic that you can save on your computer, send to ...
Airbnb go near Campaign: A global Effort to promote Domestic Travel and Vacation Rentals
As Summer 2020 is supposed to be about domestic travel and drive-to destinations, Airbnb has launched an impressive global campaign ...
Covid-19: Booking.com rolls out Health, Safety, and Cleaning guidelines and mentions on property pages
Booking.com is now allowing its partners to indicate on their listings which health and safety, physical distancing, and food safety ...
Vrbo and HomeAway enforce Mandatory Price Consistency for All Property Managers
If you are listing your properties on Vrbo and its sister sites (e.g., HomeAway US, HomeAway UK, Abritel in France, ...
The Airbnb Cleaning Handbook: Airbnb’s manual to its Enhanced Cleaning Protocol and Instructions ( + PDF)
In order to pass Airbnb’s cleaning protocol quiz and get the cleaning highlight on their listing, hosts have to familiarize ...
Airbnb Professional Tools: Discover the new Airbnb performance report tab and its Quality metrics
Airbnb has launched a new version of its Performance tab. Not only have some names and charts changed, but Airbnb ...
Vacation Rental Management Conference: Learnings from the 2020 Southeast Asia & Oceania villa and Holiday rental conference
This article is part of our Rental Scale-Up vacation rental management conference series. This is the summary of the findings from our ...
Vacation Rental Management Conference: MadeComfy’s Quirin Schwaighofer on switched focus from acquiring supply to generating demand
This article is part of our Rental Scale-Up vacation rental management conference series. This is an extract from our May ...
Newsletter gets amazing results restarting my rental after lockdown
Like many short term rentals around the world, we were locked down in my Seazen rental in Melbourne. How could ...
Online conference: how villa and holiday rental managers in south-east asia & oceania have adapted to covid-19.
Rental Scale-Up is proud to announce the final list of confirmed speakers and sessions for its Southeast Asia & Oceania ...
Vacation Rental Data Analysis: PriceLabs Launches Market Dashboards
Wondering what’s happening in your market – or perhaps markets where you’re considering a new investment? PriceLabs, known for their ...
Vacation Rental Cleanliness: We compare 6 vacation rental cleaning checklists for you
Keeping your short-term rentals clean is both a challenge and a necessity as a property manager. If a guest notices ...
Demand data show Why to advertise Your vacation rental property To domestic travelers for Summer 2020
Summer 2020 is not going to be great for many vacation rental managers and owners. Several Airbnb property management companies, ...
Jeff Hurst: vrbo coronavirus policy helped maintain a balanced Marketplace; Dramatic increase in booking volume
Vrbo’s Jeff Hurst sent an optimistic message to Vrbo and HomeAway partners: He said that Vrbo had trusted its partners ...
Vacation Rental Data Analysis: 5 Resources To Get Free Data On Your Local Short-Term Rental Market
Wondering what’s going on in your market? Are travelers looking for places to stay? Are people actually booking? Right now, ...
