Srividya Kalyanaraman travel tips

Booking platforms including Airbnb, Expedia, Tripadvisor and Booking sold about 678 million nights in short-term rentals in Europe last year. That was up 14% over 2022. 

Toronto-based Hostaway, which sells property-management software, announced it will offer business loans to its customers. Hostaway didn’t share details about how the financial arrangement works but said that the industry standard is to take a commission of the loans. 

Achieving Airbnb superhost status usually means more money in your pocket, and it comes with several perks. But some hosts are critical about the program’s current status on Airbnb. 

By the time a Gen Zer in the U.S. reaches age 30, they’ll have spent approximately $145,000 on rent on average. In comparison, millennials spent roughly $127,000 by the same age.

Airbnb-backed Samara, which sells tiny homes called “Backyard,” is boosting its production facilities in Mexico. 

Florida short-term rentals were already having a moment. But they might be reaching a new level with the emergence of branded residences and the ability to rent them from listing sites such as Airbnb. 

German vacation rental platform HomeToGo has partnered with Komoot, a route planning and navigation app for outdoor activities such as hiking, cycling, mountain biking, and running.

There is a lesson to be learned from struggling short-term rental companies: Bigger isn’t always better. 

New York-based Blueground, the property-management company that operates furnished 30-plus-day rentals, has raised $45 million in a series D round. 

Short-term rental operators including Kasa Living, Placemakr, and AvantStay are taking over properties managed by Sonder. 

The three U.S. states that generated the most in tourism taxes in 2023 were: Florida at $387 million, California at $212 million, and Tennessee at $135 million.

Earlier this month, Skift published a list of top U.S. cities that offer the potential to profit from short-term rental arbitrage. 

Marriott’s journey in India began 25 years ago. The company today boasts of over 100 hotels, with another 79 in construction. 

The solar eclipse on April 8, will be a celestial event. It will be visible from 15 states across the U.S., parts of Mexico and Canada. 

Six online travel agencies received warning letters from Indonesia’s ministry of communication and information asking the companies to immediately register as ‘Private Scope Electronic System Operators (PSE),’ classifying them as internet businesses.

Few people know Vacasa like Kimberly White does. In 2009, she became Vacasa’s first employee after having been a housekeeper for founder Eric Breon. In 2023, Breon left the company, but as a major shareholder, was able to appoint her as a board member. 

Airbnb on Monday said it would ban the use of indoor security cameras globally.

Not much changed for luxury brand Inspirato in the fourth quarter since its last earnings announcement. And its strategy remains the same: to lower nightly rates, and to help find the proper supply and demand balance to improve operating efficiencies. And of course, to break even. 

The European Parliament passed what some call the  “Airbnb law” last week, requiring short-term rental platforms to comply with data sharing and supervision checks. 

It’s a short-term rental dream: Lock in a long-term lease on a property and collect more than the lease amount by renting it out. The added bonus is you don’t have to deal with owning the property. 

How many times was “churn” mentioned in Vacasa’s earnings call? 16 times, noted one executive in the short-term rental industry (and, yes, we counted too).