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The late, great Boston mayor Tom Menino once told me, “Hey, Matt, we’re drinking from a fire...

Netflix users in the US can add another vacation rental reality series to their watch list: “Instant...

Emerald Coast by Owner (ECBYO.com) announced yesterday that it has acquired regional site DestinFlorida.com in an equity...

Earlier today, the New Orleans city council voted unanimously to advance a proposed ordinance to restrict short-term...

Last month, New Orleans city councilmember Kristin Gisleson Palmer released her proposal to ban non owner-occupied short-term rentals...

As the US government nears a record shutdown, the National Park Service is among the agencies that...

Lexicon Travel has added vacation rental industry veteran Michelle Marquis to its leadership team as Chief Revenue...

Hundreds of vacation rental professionals will gather for more than 50 sessions and events to celebrate, educate,...

Topsail Realty Vacations announced this week it has acquired Blue Water Realty and OceanBreeze Properties, both of...

This is the short version of how the Outer Banks—a small and isolated string of barrier islands...

A federal judge awarded Airbnb and HomeAway today with a preliminary injunction to stop a New York...

2018 was a whirlwind for those of us who cover the vacation rental industry. The pace of...

A dozen years ago, before HomeAway acquired VRBO and before vacation rentals had any presence with major...

Agoda Outside recently released At Home Around the World: The Short-Term Rentals Handbook for Guests, Hosts, Neighbors and...

Yesterday, Massachusetts lawmakers agreed on amendments to Bill H.4841 regulating short-term rentals throughout the state. If signed...

Update 12/24/18: El Dorado County superior court judge Thomas A. Smith issued a temporary restraining order to prohibit...

Property management company AvantStay announced yesterday it has raised $5 million in a Series A funding round...

Tourist crowds wandering Burano, a quiet residential island off of Venice   Billed as an “ethical alternative...

  In June, vacation and short-term rental provider Northeast Suites launched GoLocal Suites, a line of properties...

Update 12/18/18: Councilmember Palmer has delayed the preliminary vote on this measure to January. Today, New Orleans...

On Tuesday, El Dorado County’s official election results confirmed that South Lake Tahoe’s Measure T has passed...

Resort Realty announced today that it has acquired Elan Vacations. Founded in 2001, Elan Vacations specializes in...

Vacation rental software company Hostaway recently announced a seed funding round of $1.45 million. The round was...

In 2007, Dr. James Oldroyd’s Lead Response Management Study found that agents who responded to a lead...