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Articles tagged “property managers”

Short-Term Rentals

Skift Short-Term Rental and Outdoor Summit Video: The New Playbook for Short-Term Rental Managers

In this video from the Skift Short-Term Rental and Outdoor Summit, we hear from Julie Brinkman, CEO of Beyond, about how the company is helping short-term rental owners and managers develop a new playbook to run their properties more successfully and profitably.

Skift | 3 years ago

Skift Short-Term Rental and Outdoor Summit Video: The New Playbook for Short-Term Rental Managers

Mergers and Acquisitions

Booking Holdings CEO: We Can Replicate European Short-Term Rental Success in U.S.

Booking.com faces tough-going in U.S. short-term rentals. Its business model has hosts perceiving they pay lower commissions to Airbnb, and the latter is has a big brand advantage. At the same time, Booking.com needs to defend Airbnb incursions on its own European turf.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 3 years ago

Booking Holdings CEO: We Can Replicate European Short-Term Rental Success in U.S.

Hotels

Marriott Homes & Villas Mandates a Rate Rule That Europe Considers Anticompetitive

With the competition heating up among short-term rental platforms, price parity issues may increasingly come into play, as they once did in the hotel industry. But with short-term rentals, given the ever-shifting guest fee rates, the pricing rules will be difficult to enforce.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 3 years ago

Marriott Homes & Villas Mandates a Rate Rule That Europe Considers Anticompetitive

Online Travel

The Grip of Airbnb and Short-Term Rental Giants Leaves Direct Bookings Elusive

Direct-booking advocates in the short-term rental space will face tough going long term because they have to deal with plenty of juggernauts. When the travel recovery gets under way in full, it will be Airbnb, Booking.com and Expedia spending billions of dollars to win over fickle, bargain-hungry travelers.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 3 years ago

The Grip of Airbnb and Short-Term Rental Giants Leaves Direct Bookings Elusive

Coronavirus

An Exclusive Look at Marriott’s Terms for Recruiting Short-Term Rental Hosts

Marriott has been in the vacation rental business for nearly two years, and few see it as a threat to the likes of Airbnb and Vrbo. Recent recruitment efforts for new listings and employees show the fledgling division is on track to be an integral part of future revenues for the world's largest hotel company.

Dennis Schaal and Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago

An Exclusive Look at Marriott’s Terms for Recruiting Short-Term Rental Hosts

Hotels

Vacasa to Buy TurnKey in Ongoing Rollup Led by Private Equity

This deal cements Vacasa status as the largest full-service property manager for whole-home vacation rentals in the U.S. That makes it a rare pure-play bet on alternative accommodations for its private equity backers, which have prompted Vacasa to consolidate more of the sector.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

Vacasa to Buy TurnKey in Ongoing Rollup Led by Private Equity

Hotels

The Future of Short-Term Rentals After the Pandemic and an Airbnb IPO

The entire hospitality industry would agree that short-term rentals led the tentative recovery in the spring and into the summer in many parts of the world. But a key question will be how will they respond when hotels and cities come back in earnest — and with vaccines a real possibility, they certainly will.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 3 years ago

The Future of Short-Term Rentals After the Pandemic and an Airbnb IPO

Coronavirus

Short-Term Rental Platform RedAwning Restructures and Bookings Surge

A silver lining in the coronavirus fiasco, for companies that survive it, is that the crisis gives many the chance to reset and take stock of their operations. Neglecting to do that can be an opportunity that may never resurface.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Short-Term Rental Platform RedAwning Restructures and Bookings Surge

Online Travel

Airbnb Doubles Down on Professional Vacation Rentals in Resort Areas

The online juggernaut isn't satisfied with dominating urban markets. Airbnb wants to take the beaches and the mountains, too, in the battle for short-term rental bookings. So the company is becoming savvier in how it approaches local property managers.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 5 years ago

Airbnb Doubles Down on Professional Vacation Rentals in Resort Areas

Hotels

Google Signals Its Vacation Rental Ambitions With Vacasa Direct-Connect

We've seen this playbook before. Google isn't making much money off its vacation rental business, and doesn't need to sweat it. With its domination of search, Google will take its time, build its global property numbers, and test what works. Competitors know what's coming.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 5 years ago

Google Signals Its Vacation Rental Ambitions With Vacasa Direct-Connect