Articles tagged “vacation rental tech”

Travel Technology

Hospitality Tech Left Out of Lodging Convergence: New Skift Research

Lines between hotels, short-term rentals and other accommodation types are blurring, but we see little merging in the business-to-business tech spaces that support these sectors. This will change, but there are some major barriers to overcome first.

Wouter Geerts | 2 years ago

Hospitality Tech Left Out of Lodging Convergence: New Skift Research

Short-Term Rentals

HomeToGo Buys Amivac in Start of Acquisition Spree

HomeToGo has been outracing rivals and disproving doubters. The metasearch brand runs operations efficiently. For example, it offers a subscription model to property managers who list with it, and that model appears to be more consistently profitable than charging traditional pure commissions.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

HomeToGo Buys Amivac in Start of Acquisition Spree

Short-Term Rentals

Australia’s Alloggio Goes Public in the Latest Bet on Vacation Rentals

Dealmaking continues to avoid getting locked down, at least in the vacation rental sector.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Australia’s Alloggio Goes Public in the Latest Bet on Vacation Rentals

Online Travel

Lakestar Will Take HomeToGo Public in $1 Billion Bet on Vacation Rental Search

HomeToGo's move to go public is a validation of the booming vacation rental sector. It's also a rare accomplishment for a German-based startup. Europe had been playing a catchup game with Silicon Valley, but no longer.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

Lakestar Will Take HomeToGo Public in $1 Billion Bet on Vacation Rental Search

Online Travel

Startup Backed by Former Priceline and Booking CEO Strikes Deal to Boost Hotel Automation

Operto is merely one startup in a sea of hospitality tech vendors. But it stands out for having Darren Huston, the former top boss of the world's largest online travel conglomerate, as its executive chairperson and key investor.

Skift, Sean O'Neill | 3 years ago

Startup Backed by Former Priceline and Booking CEO Strikes Deal to Boost Hotel Automation

Coronavirus

The Short-Term Rental Landscape Will Never Be the Same: New Skift Research

Short-term or vacation rentals are being touted as the winners of the pandemic, and in many ways the sector is taking big steps to becoming mainstream. But losers are emerging, too, and the impact of the pandemic will reverberate for years to come.

Wouter Geerts, Skift Research | 3 years ago

The Short-Term Rental Landscape Will Never Be the Same: New Skift Research

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

Short-Term Rentals

Skift Summit Video: Short-Term Rentals and The New Era of Online Distribution

In this Skift Online Travel and Distribution Summit video we hear from Julie Brinkman, CEO of Beyond Pricing, about how short term rental owners, managers, and key stakeholders can optimize their short term rental distribution strategy for the rapidly changing travel environment of 2021 and beyond.

Skift | 3 years ago

Skift Summit Video: Short-Term Rentals and The New Era of Online Distribution

Hotels

Short-Term Rental Managers Look to Data for Smarter Pricing

Nowhere is the need for a more tech-driven, business-oriented model for setting rates more clear than with short-term rental property management companies. Several startups aim to supercharge rate-setting with data-powered insights. But there's probably too many of these young companies for them to all survive long-term.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago

Short-Term Rental Managers Look to Data for Smarter Pricing

Online Travel

Vacasa Raises $64 Million More for Vacation Rental Management

Venture capital has awoken in a big way to the potential of vacation rental property managers.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 6 years ago

Vacasa Raises $64 Million More for Vacation Rental Management