Articles tagged “hostfully”

Short-Term Rentals

Vacation Rental Management Association Seeks New Allies and a Stronger Voice

The VRMA is known for its conferences and networking. Kimberly Miles is trying to broaden its partnerships and make it more relevant.

Dennis Schaal | 9 months ago

Vacation Rental Management Association Seeks New Allies and a Stronger Voice

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb Debuts Total Prices Before Taxes With Plan to Make It Default View

Airbnb's pricing changes will likely have a ripple effect, prompting some hosts to reduce cleaning fees and property management websites to switch to showing total prices.

Dennis Schaal | 1 year ago

Airbnb Debuts Total Prices Before Taxes With Plan to Make It Default View

Short-Term Rentals

Property Managers and Hosts Report Lack of Progress in Direct Bookings: Survey

It's clear that vacation rental hosts and property managers crave direct bookings, and many may be making inroads. Still, the marketing power of big brands is tough to compete with.

Dennis Schaal | 1 year ago

Property Managers and Hosts Report Lack of Progress in Direct Bookings: Survey

Online Travel

Discounts on Last-Minute Short-Term Rentals Could Be the Next Big Thing

Whether it’s via Whimstay or others, the Hotwire-like selling of last-minute inventory for vacation rentals is destined to find a role in this very hot sector.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Discounts on Last-Minute Short-Term Rentals Could Be the Next Big Thing

Hotels

The Bigger Promise of Voice in Hospitality Could Be With Vacation Rentals

Voice has tremendous potential to transform the vacation rental or private accommodation experience as we know it — but are we there yet? And if not, how do we get there?

Deanna Ting, Skift | 5 years ago

The Bigger Promise of Voice in Hospitality Could Be With Vacation Rentals

Hotels

Airbnb App Now Provides Hosts’ Check-In Instructions for Guests

Why didn't Airbnb think of this earlier?

Deanna Ting, Skift | 7 years ago

Airbnb App Now Provides Hosts’ Check-In Instructions for Guests

Hotels

Vacation Rental Managers Don’t Have the Tools to Scale Hospitality

In other words, there’s plenty of opportunity out there for third parties or the big players like HomeAway and Airbnb to capitalize on offering more ancillary guest services for professionally managed vacation rentals.

Deanna Ting, Skift | 7 years ago

Vacation Rental Managers Don’t Have the Tools to Scale Hospitality