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Short-Term Rental and Vacation Rental News

Find news stories, highlighting the latest trends, developments, and opportunities in the vacation and short-term rental markets. Read stories about property management, regulation changes, and the impact of technology on the guest experience. News stories in the archive also analyze the role of major players in the industry, such as Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com, and how their strategies and innovations are influencing the overall market.

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Skift Survey: More People Actually Prefer the New Airbnb Logo to the Old One

Lesson: Always look beyond the signals emanating from early adopters on Twitter.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 10 years ago

Skift Survey: More People Actually Prefer the New Airbnb Logo to the Old One

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Airbnb’s New Logo and Website Want You to Feel Belonging

Airbnb has always been a leader in design, which is why we're not surprised by the site redesign but are shocked by the lousy logo.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 10 years ago

Airbnb’s New Logo and Website Want You to Feel Belonging
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Dwell Newsletter

Get breaking news, analysis and data from the week’s most important stories about short-term rentals, vacation rentals, housing, and real estate.

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Madrid Bans Use of Airbnb and Other Short-Term Rentals for Less than 5 Days

Spain needs to balance regulating the black-market economy with making it easier to start a business or keep one running.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 10 years ago

Madrid Bans Use of Airbnb and Other Short-Term Rentals for Less than 5 Days

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Why Hotels Need to Worry About Millennials and the Sharing Economy

With the U.S. hotel industry performing well, it is losing some business from the sharing economy, but there isn't a lot of hurt yet. That could come later.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

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Spanish Apartment-Share Site Only-Apartments Goes Public, Sort Of

The Alternative Spanish Stock Exchange sounds like a public-company incubator and an attractive way for small-cap companies to prove their mettle.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Spanish Apartment-Share Site Only-Apartments Goes Public, Sort Of

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CEO Interview: HomeAway Has One Million Listings in Hospitality’s Hottest Category

Vacation rentals and alternative types of accommodations is such a hot space that it is fairly clear that HomeAway is likely to be joining forces with a major player sooner rather than later. With a $3.2 billion market cap, HomeAway is relatively affordable.

Jason Clampet and Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

CEO Interview: HomeAway Has One Million Listings in Hospitality’s Hottest Category

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Trivago to Launch Hostel and Shared Room Search

Trivago's new shared-room search reflects the born-again trendiness of hostels -- which are no longer called youth hostels -- and apartment shares. Booking.com and Kayak already have it, and others will add it.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Trivago to Launch Hostel and Shared Room Search

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Vacation Rental Services Startup Guesty Secures $1.5 Million in Funding

In startup land, B2B companies providing services to the vacation rental and apartment-sharing industry are hot, hot, hot.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Vacation Rental Services Startup Guesty Secures $1.5 Million in Funding

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Apartment Rentals Are FlipKey’s Fastest Growing Category

TripAdvisor isn't exactly a wild-eyed daredevil, but the fastest growing category on its Flipkey accommodation site is apartment rentals, a category that flirts with illegality in large, urban markets like New York.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Apartment Rentals Are FlipKey’s Fastest Growing Category

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Airbnb’s New Campaign Targets the 66% of New Yorkers Who’ve Never Heard of It

Airbnb has built a narrative around its business that is one of the more compelling in the business.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Airbnb’s New Campaign Targets the 66% of New Yorkers Who’ve Never Heard of It