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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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6 Hospitality Trends We Tracked at Skift This Week

6 Hospitality Trends We Tracked at Skift This Week

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How Much Is an Airbnb Listing Really Worth?

For a company with few physical assets, Airbnb demands a high value for its listings. But this value reveals more about how the lodging economy is evolving more than it tells us about what the sharing economy leader is really worth.

How Much Is an Airbnb Listing Really Worth?
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Airbnb’s Plans to Use Its New Funding Are Hidden in Its Latest Trademark Filing

The $500 million funding round may not be enough to achieve all the services Airbnb wants to add to its arsenal, but will still give it a lot of firepower to start on a slew of them. Some of the services it wants to add will compete directly with other sharing economy services.

Airbnb’s Plans to Use Its New Funding Are Hidden in Its Latest Trademark Filing

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VacationRoost Acquisition Means HomeAway Alternative Could Be Developing

VacationRoost with LeisureLink could be a distribution alternative for vacation rental owners -- if the combined company has the resources to get the word out, and the volumes to prove it.

VacationRoost Acquisition Means HomeAway Alternative Could Be Developing

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Breather App Offers Room Rentals by the Hour With Couches and Yoga Mats

Well, you know what they say. Regardless what the activity is, there's an app for that. And, now there is. Hourly room rentals via a mobile app. We know HotelTonight is poised to broaden its offerings a bit, but we doubt the company will try to mimic Breather on this one.

Breather App Offers Room Rentals by the Hour With Couches and Yoga Mats

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Interval Leisure Group Expands Its Resort Management Business in Q4 as Timeshares Face Pressures

With so many diverse types of accommodations available these days and with the world getting younger, the timeshare business may be losing its luster (although that luster was tenuous, at best).

Interval Leisure Group Expands Its Resort Management Business in Q4 as Timeshares Face Pressures

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Airbnb’s New York City Neighborhoods From Most Popular to Least Liked

We're looking forward to the end of March, when Airbnb and the New York State Attorney General square off in court.

Airbnb’s New York City Neighborhoods From Most Popular to Least Liked

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Airbnb’s First Aid Kit Giveaway Would Cover a Tiny Portion of its Listings

Airbnb's safety-device giveaway program doesn't cover its massive listing base, but it's better than nothing.

Airbnb’s First Aid Kit Giveaway Would Cover a Tiny Portion of its Listings

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San Francisco’s Bay Bridge Is Being Turned Into an Airbnb Rental

Airbnb will continue to become a platform that unusual projects can turn to for financial support and to drum up consumer interest.

San Francisco’s Bay Bridge Is Being Turned Into an Airbnb Rental

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Here’s a First Look at the Expedia-HomeAway Vacation Rental Experiment

This current version of the Expedia-HomeAway vacation rental beta functions more like an advertising relationship would than a tightly integrated booking process. These are very early days for the partnership, and what you see undoubtedly won't be the finished product.

Here’s a First Look at the Expedia-HomeAway Vacation Rental Experiment