Articles tagged “dwell”

Kjellberg's departure from Awaze occurs as vacation rental consolidation is on the agenda in Europe.

Airbnb can cost more than a direct booking with a property manager. Airbnb's customer support people may intervene if a guest is having a problem with a host. But on a pure cost basis, it pays to book direct.

HCMI has been a great starting point for standardizing how hotels measure emissions per night, but it may not capture the full picture. Expanding the way emissions are counted could give the industry better data.

Despite high mortgage rates and rising home prices, AirDNA’s 2025 outlook reveals promising opportunities for short-term rental investors, especially in smaller cities where demand and revenue growth are on the rise.

Good move, Airbnb.

Raising taxes on short-term rentals in Spain may not slow down the enormous demand for those properties. But it is a sign that the government is listening to those angry about the sector's perceived role in making housing unaffordable.

Having an independent board chairperson is always a good move. Given Sonder's current status, one wonders what took the board so long to make a change.

There were several fundraises in 2024 that topped anything the travel industry has seen in years. Travel startups raised billions more than in 2023 despite the number of deals being roughly the same.

If Airbnb co-hosting really takes off, it is going to take away properties from property management companies of all sizes. But the pool of potential properties to manage is large and growing.

No company has been able to massively scale vacation rental property management despite rollup strategies that have often worked in other sectors. Will Casago-Vacasa be able to do it through a hotel-like franchising model or will that have its own pitfalls?