By Paris Achen
More communities across the nation are coming up with creative solutions that leverage vacation rentals to boost affordable and workforce housing stocks.
“As...
Dozens of ballot initiatives on short-term rental regulations ranging from partial bans to tax increases will head to local voters this November.
This year, California...
While election season is upon many local communities across the country, polls are not the only place where vacation rental operators are changing policies...
In the last week, both Aspen City Council and the Pitkin County Board of Commissioners unanimously passed ordinances that limit short-term rental activity to...
The member driven marketplace is part of the largest cooperative network of independent vacation rental brands working together to drive book direct initiatives that...
The economic effects of COVID-19 on vacation rental bookings are being felt across key leisure destinations as shelter-in-place orders, travel restrictions, and beach/ski closings...
According to current data—and in contrast to other sectors of travel—vacation rentals are performing better than anticipated in spite of COVID-19 concerns.
We often talk...
As news circulated throughout the world about the highly contagious coronavirus, or COVID-19, the travel industry began to see increases in cancellations and decreases...
Strategic distribution has become one of the hottest topics in the vacation rental industry. As the speed of OTA technology and policy changes increases,...
“OTA independence is essential to our business strategy,” said Christina Casas, founder and CEO of Exceptional Stays. “We decided long ago that we had...
Last month, VillaKey became the first vacation rental company to become certified in autism travel by the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education...
As Vacasa snaps up property management companies, it’s also creating an ecosystem of secondary service offerings that have come with the acquisitions, most recently...
Last week, Streamline Vacation Rental Software hosted 525 property management professionals and forty-one vendors at its fifth annual Streamline Summit at the Westin Kierland...
Summit Mountain Rentals (SMR) recently hit a $50,000 fundraising milestone through a creative philanthropic tool: a program in which homeowners can contribute a percentage...
The City of Denver is struggling with its processes for tracking and enforcing its new short-term vacation rental regulations. City auditors issued a report...