The Future of Short-Term Rentals, as Seen by Industry Executives


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Several executives speaking at the recent Skift Short-Term Rental Summit offered predictions for the future of the sector, and here are some noteworthy ones.

From mid-term rentals to the regulatory environment and artificial intelligence, executives speaking at the recent Skift Short-Term Rental Summit in New York addressed a myriad of topics pertaining to the rapidly booming sector.

Several of them offered predictions about the future of the sector, and following are some of the most noteworthy ones.

Matt Curtis, Smart City Policy Group founder

Curtis spoke about whether industry executives would still be having discussions in the future about navigating the regulatory environment.

"I have a feeling the short-term rental regulatory discussion will always be with us. I think it will level and we'll be talking about tweaking it a little bit this way and that. And I think the really smart thing we're going to see, and we're already seeing it from so many of America's m