Netflix users in the US can add another vacation rental reality series to their watch list: โInstant Hotel.โ The Aussie reality competition show pits...
Emerald Coast by Owner (ECBYO.com) announced yesterday that it has acquired regional site DestinFlorida.com in an equity exchange for an undisclosed amount. Both sites...
Earlier today, the New Orleans city council voted unanimously to advance a proposed ordinance to restrict short-term rentals outside of commercial zones toย owner-occupied properties,...
Last month, New Orleans city councilmemberย Kristin Gisleson Palmer released her proposal to ban non owner-occupied short-term rentals outside of commercial zones, among other restrictions....
The Northwest Vacation Rental Professionals (NWVRP) announced this week it has launched a new regional listing site: CaliStays.com. The site promotes direct bookings for...
Lexicon Travel has added vacation rental industry veteran Michelle Marquis to its leadership team as Chief Revenue Officer. Lexicon is a channel management and...
Hundreds of vacation rental professionals will gather for more than 50 sessions and events to celebrate, educate, and empower women in the vacation rental...
Topsail Realty Vacations announced this week it has acquired Blue Water Realty and OceanBreeze Properties, both of Carolina Beach and Kure Beach, NC. The...
In traditionalย vacation markets, the vacation rental industry has enjoyed a 30-year trend of multigenerational family trips. However, changes in millennial behavior are creating disruption...
A dozen years ago, before HomeAway acquired VRBO and before vacation rentals had any presence with major online travel agencies (OTAs), rental managers were...
Overย the last two decades,ย experiencedย vacation rental professionalsย haveย predictedย market performance usingย a set of economic indicators,ย including real estate activity, consumer confidence,ย unemployment,ย hotel performance, gas prices, international travelย behavior, andย vacation rental...
Agoda Outsideย recently released At Home Around the World: The Short-Term Rentals Handbook for Guests, Hosts, Neighbors and Governments, a compilation of research and guidance...
I would like to share what I feel is the most radical concept in the vacation rental industry todayโtheย theory ofย limitedย editionโwhich argues that,ย contrary to large...
Yesterday, Massachusetts lawmakers agreed on amendments to Bill H.4841 regulating short-term rentals throughout the state. If signed by Governor Charlie Baker, the bill will...
Update 12/24/18:ย El Dorado County superior court judge Thomas A. Smith issued a temporary restraining order to prohibit the city from enforcing the occupancy limits...
Property management company AvantStay announced yesterday it has raised $5 million in a Series A funding round led by Bullpen Capital, bringing their total...
Tourist crowds wandering Burano, a quiet residential island off of Venice
Billed as an โethical alternative to Airbnb,โ Fairbnb is gearing up for its 2019...