On June 28, 2022, Airbnb turned its temporary global party ban into a permanent one. The ban was born from the occurrence of multiple shooting incidents and infamously noisy COVID
What if the rise of HomeToGo’s “onsite booking” services was allowing vacation rental managers to find a new source of direct-like bookings? Why is HomeToGo betting big on “onsite bookings”?
In just 4 months, Hopper went from 0 to 2 million vacation rental listings available on its travel app. How did the company pull it off? We hear Hopper say
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Hopper, a fast-growing OTA, has launched Hopper Homes, its product and service offer for the vacation rental home market. Hopper Homes has built an impressive short-term rental marketplace in less
Houfy is not just an alternative to Airbnb. It wants to be an alternative to the overall OTA (online travel agency) model of intermediation. Houfy has built a vacation rental
Companies that want to compete with Airbnb and other listing sites seek to tap into the unmet needs of specific consumer segments: Vrbo is about complex family travel, flOasis is
How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the OTA (Online Travel Agency) landscape? Rental Scale-Up’s Thibault Masson was recently invited by news site Shorttermrentalz.com to share his views on the topic,
Plum Guide (plumguide.com), one of the leading luxury vacation rental distribution channels, has just launched a crowdfunding campaign. The London-based company is hoping to raise £1m (€1.19m / $1.38m) in
HomeToGo, a German-based vacation rental booking channel and meta-search engine, listed on the Frankfurt stock market on September 22, 2021. HomeToGo, now tracking under HTGG.DE, was the target of Lakestar
The topic of payment is so important that Airbnb, and now Booking.com, have set up entire FinTech units. Things are also happening the other way around: Some FinTech companies are
How do you turn your listing site into a travel resource that hits multiple times each of the visitors in your area? This is what David Angotti and his team
As we announced last week, vacation rental marketplace Hometogo is supposed to go public via a planned €1.2 billion transaction. Excluding debt, the enterprise value of HomeToGo would be €861
The topic of inclusivity has relevance outside of just pride month. As the business of vacation rental evolves, conversations and actions must continue in a way that promotes a sense
How do you launch a booking platform offering unique stays to remote workers and digital nomads under 12 months? How did two young co-founders, Kristina Kutan and Lola Casamitjana, manage
It is no secret that traditional vacation rental markets (coastal, mountain, and rural) are booming in the US for summer 2021. HomeToGo and Airdna have published a data-rich report on
Competition for supply is heating up among big names in the vacation rental industry. For instance, Airbnb has streamlined its listing process and is actively going after rural hosts, while
Some property managers report getting more than 10% of their bookings from Google’s Vacation Rentals meta-search. In this first article, we look at why you may want to have your
Bolstered by a renewed interest in niche listings, the market for luxury vacation rentals is poised to experience steady growth. Travel trends indicate guests are looking for more tailormade solutions
Luxury villas are often the preference for high-end travelers that don’t want to compromise on comfort but want to stay somewhere unique and keep out of the public eye. Boutique
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