Vacation Rental Market
Booking Windows Tighten, but Early Bookings Still Drive the Revenue Engine
At this year’s VRWS conference in Porto, Key Data’s Sally Henry revealed a surprising trend: while short-term rentals are seeing ...
European Cities Clamp Down on Short-Term Rentals: How Property Managers Can Respond
The short-term rental (STR) industry in Europe (and elsewhere) is facing a growing wave of regulations that demand the attention ...
Profitable All Year Long: Sean Landreth’s Strategies for Smart Property Management
A property can make a whack load of revenue for two months of the year, but what about the other ...
How US Vacation Rental Managers Could Drive More Direct Bookings
In an industry dominated by platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo, vacation rental managers are grappling with a significant shift. Skift ...
Q1 2024 Sees Record 123.7 Million Nights Booked in Europe
The first quarter of 2024 has brought great news for the short-term rental market in Europe. With guests spending a ...
Airbnb’s Latest Guidelines, Topkey + American Express, Maui STR Ban
Airbnb’s Latest Guidelines & Tips for Vacation Rental Managers Key Takeaways for Vacation Rental Managers: Snigdha’s View Topkey’s New Integration ...
Personalization and Profit: How Upselling Transforms Guest Experience in Short-Term Rentals
The Knowledge Stage at Scale Show Barcelona 2024 was a groundbreaking platform curated and hosted by Rental Scale-Up (RSU), exclusively ...
How to Recruit and Retain Premium Properties And High Value Owners
At the recent Scale Show in Barcelona, Simon Tolson took the stage to share his expert insights on “Strategies for ...
Essential Changes from Airbnb, Booking.com, and Vrbo: How to Boost Your Rankings Now
Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) like Airbnb, Booking.com, and Vrbo are a double-edged sword for property managers. They offer crucial visibility ...
How Joivy Adapts and Diversifies Its Business Model to Stay Regulation-Ready
With a vision rooted in strategic flexibility and innovative market adaptations, Joivy is crafting a roadmap to excel in the ...
Young Affluents and Travel Agents: What’s Driving the Luxury Vacation Rental Market in 2024?
The luxury rental market is soaring. With the global sector expected to be valued at a staggering $82 billion by ...
The Rise of Short-Stay Student Accommodations in the UK: A Primer for Property Managers
The short-term rental industry has seen exponential growth in recent years. This trend has also impacted the student accommodation market ...
Cashing in on the Coronation: How Key Events Increase Short-Term Rental Profitability
In the ever-expanding realm of short-term rentals, events serve as powerful catalysts for boosting profitability among property managers and hosts. ...
Thanksgiving 2022 saw guests book earlier; ADRs skyrocket for the holiday season
The upcoming holiday season is shaping up to be one of the most expensive yet for North American and European ...
(US data) Urban short-term rental demand recovering, yet still under 2019 level. International travelers still not fully back.
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a vacation rental boom in the US, with markets in coastal and mountain destinations recording record ...
What companies do Sykes own? A quick recap after a new string of acquisitions.
Sykes Holiday Cottages has been on an acquisition spree as of late, scooping up a number of smaller companies in ...
How to pick and enter a new vacation rental market (for property managers)
If you’re a vacation rental manager, it’s important to know how to pick the right market to enter. In this ...
Vacation rental data: Has tourism become hyperseasonal in Europe? After a longer summer peak, is demand about to plunge again?
Our vacation rental data partner AirDNA has shared with us a treasure trove of charts, graphs, and, analytics about the ...
Short-term rental supply drops by 75% in key cities. Are black sheep gone? Airbnb reacting by working with cities and pushing its non-urban “unique stays“ narrative, despite the meager listing numbers.
COVID-19 run ruined into international and domestic demand, but new regulations have kicked in. For instance, on October 1, 2021, the number of listings in Amsterdam dropped by 78%, after platforms started enforcing mandatory registrations. It was a 13,000 drop in listings for just Airbnb. The story is the same from Prague to Vienna, Barcelona to Budapest.