Websites
Discover the top vacation rental websites where managers can list and market their properties, from major platforms to niche sites for pet-friendly, luxury, and unique stays. This category also covers insights on building effective book-direct websites for vacation rental managers, helping you diversify your marketing channels and boost direct bookings.

Le Collectionist Maps its Journey towards Luxury Vacation Rental Dominance
At the VITUR Summit, we had the chance to sit down with Max Aniort, Co-founder and CEO of Le Collectionist. ...

Rentals United Publishes Guide to Luxury Channels For Property Managers
PRESS RELEASE: The luxury travel boom has created a wealth of opportunities for property managers, and it’s more important than ...

Unleashing the Power of Heritage Travel and Film Fans: A Guide for Vacation Rental Managers and Airbnb Hosts
In recent years, heritage travel has captured the imagination of vacationers worldwide, driven by a combination of popular television shows, ...

“Go to Airbnb, pick a niche and execute it 10x better”: When Airbnb’s party ban favors smart entrepreneurs.
On June 28, 2022, Airbnb turned its temporary global party ban into a permanent one. The ban was born from ...

What is HomeToGo’s “onsite booking” model and how it can help the company compete with Airbnb
What if the rise of HomeToGo’s “onsite booking” services was allowing vacation rental managers to find a new source of ...

Inside Hopper Homes: Susan Ho on launching an MVP with 2 million listings and innovating where Airbnb and Booking.com are not
In just 4 months, Hopper went from 0 to 2 million vacation rental listings available on its travel app. How ...

U.S. vacation rental market trends with VacayMyWay
Join the Scalers Network to get in-depth insights on US short-term rental trends with this monthly live call every month! ...

How Hopper Homes plans to compete with Airbnb, Booking.com, and Expedia (2022 update)
Hopper, a fast-growing OTA, has launched Hopper Homes, its product and service offer for the vacation rental home market. Hopper ...

How Houfy is building a Book Direct OTA.
Houfy is not just an alternative to Airbnb. It wants to be an alternative to the overall OTA (online travel ...

StayBillety, the Airbnb alternative for sports events and affinity groups, is raising money
Companies that want to compete with Airbnb and other listing sites seek to tap into the unmet needs of specific ...

Airbnb vs Vrbo vs Booking vs Hopper & Co
How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the OTA (Online Travel Agency) landscape? Rental Scale-Up’s Thibault Masson was recently invited by ...

Plum Guide seeks $1.4m from crowdfunding investors, at $146m valuation
Plum Guide (plumguide.com), one of the leading luxury vacation rental distribution channels, has just launched a crowdfunding campaign. The London-based ...

HomeToGo’s Bryan Boice on the company’s US strategy
HomeToGo, a German-based vacation rental booking channel and meta-search engine, listed on the Frankfurt stock market on September 22, 2021. ...

FinTech by Booking, Revolut Stays, Dtravel: Payment solution hype vs real-world problems
The topic of payment is so important that Airbnb, and now Booking.com, have set up entire FinTech units. Things are ...

How to use content marketing to build authority and become an Airbnb alternative
How do you turn your listing site into a travel resource that hits multiple times each of the visitors in ...

Hometogo: $1bn value based on booking commissions and software revenues
As we announced last week, vacation rental marketplace Hometogo is supposed to go public via a planned €1.2 billion transaction. ...

Inclusivity in travel: Fabstayz, a dedicated platform for LGBTQ+ guests
The topic of inclusivity has relevance outside of just pride month. As the business of vacation rental evolves, conversations and ...

How flOasis, a new listing site of unique stays for remote workers, launched in under 12 months
How do you launch a booking platform offering unique stays to remote workers and digital nomads under 12 months? How ...

Hottest U.S. vacation rental trends for summer 2021
It is no secret that traditional vacation rental markets (coastal, mountain, and rural) are booming in the US for summer ...

7 things to learn from RedAwning’s plan to make its new owners and managers succeed fast
Competition for supply is heating up among big names in the vacation rental industry. For instance, Airbnb has streamlined its ...