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Inspirato Will List on Airbnb, Vrbo, Lower Prices for New Phase of Growth

Inspirato hopes to retreat the missteps taken with rapid growth in portfolio with longer leases by lowering rates and using third-party distribution channels. The path to profitability is paved in moderate growth.

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 1 year ago

Inspirato Will List on Airbnb, Vrbo, Lower Prices for New Phase of Growth

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Short-Term Rentals Can’t Rely on Tech to Solve Its Labor Shortages — Yet

The lack of workforce in hospitality is both the cause and effect for rising costs. But as long as housekeeping and maintenance remain vital to guest experience, the shortage of labor will continue to fester and pester property management companies and owners. Robots won't be folding fitted sheets anytime soon.

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 1 year ago

Short-Term Rentals Can’t Rely on Tech to Solve Its Labor Shortages — Yet

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Zumper Enters the Vacation Rental Market

Rental platform Zumper is entering the vacation rental market.  The San Francisco-based company has launched Vacations by Zumper, which includes listings Bookings.com, Vrbo, as well as hotels. It has partnered with Evolve and Rentals United — Evolve is providing 27,000 home listings to Zumper, and the site has launched with 50,000 new hotel listings.  The…

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 1 year ago

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Lucerne Caps Short-Term Rentals to 90 Days

The Swiss city of Lucerne is the latest to place restrictions on short-term rentals. Lucerne citizens voted (64 percent) to limit short-term rental stays to a maximum of 90 days per year.   Lucerne is the fifth city in Switzerland after Geneva, Zurich, Basel and Bern to cap short-term rentals. The initiative was led by Social…

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 1 year ago

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Luxury Vacation Rentals Market Is Flying High

Supply and demand are both strong in luxury vacation rentals. Affluent spenders are driving prices higher, but data shows that even the luxury segment with its prestige pricing won't be immune if consumer anxieties about the economy grow.

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 1 year ago

Luxury Vacation Rentals Market Is Flying High

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Short-Term Rentals Test Sustainability as an Accreditation Standard

The industry may recognize the need to be sustainable, but the incentives need to align with the infrastructure. It's also important to treat sustainability as a common goal and shared outcome, and not as just an accreditation.

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 1 year ago

Short-Term Rentals Test Sustainability as an Accreditation Standard

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Fairbnb.coop Launches in the UK to Promote Community Tourism

Sustainable tourism organization Fairbnb.coop has launched in the UK.  Bologna-based Fairbnb.coop, which promotes community-powered tourism, has launched in the United Kingdom, with a goal to bring in B&Bs, inns and other private accommodations. Fairbnb.coop connects conscious travelers with hosts who aim to create sustainable and equitable communities around the world.  Fairbnb’s 15 percent commission is…

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 1 year ago

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OTA Insight Now Offers Short-Term Rental Data to Hoteliers

OTA Insight, a London-based startup that helps hotels track competitors’ rates, will now include short-term rentals. The company launched Rate Insight+, which it claims is the first service to give hoteliers a competitive landscape of both hotel and short-term rental data.  At least 46 percent of travelers who paid for lodging in 2021 stayed in…

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 1 year ago

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HomeToGo Earns $155 million in 2022 Revenue, Surpasses Initial Guidance

German vacation rental marketplace HomeToGo’s revenue grew to €146 million ($155 million) in 2022, up 54 percent from the comparable period in 2021. This is well ahead of its initial guidance of €120-125 million ($127-$132 million) for 2022. The announcement is part of the company’s preliminary results for 2022.  During the same period, the Berlin-based…

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 1 year ago

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MYNE Acquires German Rival VillaCircle

Berlin-based MYNE, which manages co-ownership of holiday properties, acquired its rival VillaCircle.  The company did not disclose any details of the deal. A company spokesperson told Skift that the “deal has an eight digit valuation.” MYNE will take over the real estate and customer care of VillaCircle, and existing operations will be transferred to the…

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 1 year ago