Short-term rental tips

Finnish short-term rental operator Bob W has acquired Munich-based German competitor Charly Hospitality.

Breezeway, a property operations platform for short-term rentals, has launched ChatGPT-powered artificial intelligence tools within its platform.

We’re down one quarter this year so far, and demand for short-term rentals keeps inching up.

Hear from our CEO, Rafat Ali, on why you should attend Skift’s Short-Term Rental Summit next month in New York City on June 7:

Skift Short-Term Rental Summit is one of the most highly anticipated vacation rental industry events, bringing together executives, investors, and veterans to discuss the future of the short-term rental market. This year, the summit promises to be bigger and better than ever, with a lineup of speakers that includes some of the most influential people in the industry.

Skift Research has launched the Skift Short-Term Rental 250, a free-to-download map of 250 of the most prominent short-term rental companies operating today.

Laurence Tosi, founder and managing partner of investment firm WestCap, views the short-term rental industry as a major winner coming out of the pandemic. But he thinks the boom experienced in recent years is winding down.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Friday, June 2. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Join Skift editors and research analysts as we speak with short-term rental gamechangers alongside an audience of 250+ leaders, investors, and strategists at our upcoming Short-Term Rental Summit. Be a part of the insightful discussions driven by editorial expertise that are bound to shape the future of the industry.

When we said Skift is committed to our coverage of short-term rentals, we meant it. Ahead of the sold-out Short-Term Rental Summit in New York City, we’re launching the Skift Short-Term Rental Report, a premium newsletter that will hit your inbox three times a week (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday) starting June 13.

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Expedia Group and Vacasa are both moving forward with tech investments to compete with other big players in the short-term rental industry. Executives from both public companies shared details about current projects during Skift’s Short-Term Rental Summit in New York on Wednesday. 

There are stories of “software eating the world” and leaving a dust trail of fallen companies behind. This is not that story.

We’re halfway into the year, and the short-term rental industry has been buoyed by summer travel picking up, despite prevailing economic uncertainty.  

The cost of listing a new home on the luxury short-term rental platform Plum Guide has decreased 85 percent in the past year because of implementing new AI tech.

Depending on the data you trust, occupancy of short-term rentals is both up and down. 

Nestled between the Adriatic and Ionian Sea inside the Mediterranean is a country smaller than the state of Maryland but rich with wetlands, national parks, mountains and home to 30% of Europe’s flora. 

Garrett County, which houses the Deep Creek Lake in Maryland, has a story to tell about short-term rentals — one with ebbs and flows.

Much ink has already been spilled (including our own) over questionable data that showed plunging Airbnb host revenue in several big cities. A tweet about it took on a life of its own, leading to a slew of news articles, social media posts, and investor concerns.

A New York judge on Tuesday dismissed Airbnb’s lawsuit against New York City over legislation it called a “de facto ban” against short-term rentals on Tuesday.