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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.

Hotels

What is a short-term rental? Leading advocacy group isn’t quite sure

Short-term apartment rentals and vacation-home rentals are two different animals, but the poll done for Airbnb, HomeAway, and TripAdvisor seeks to obfuscate the differences.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Airbnb, Priceline and Travelocity are clunkiest sites to use, survey finds

Ease of use should indeed increase conversions, but it's difficult to compare the complexity of dealing with apartment hosts on Airbnb with simply completing a hotel booking from one brand on Hilton.com.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Airbnb, Priceline and Travelocity are clunkiest sites to use, survey finds
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Hotels

The next timeshare you purchase may come from an inmate in U.S. federal prison

Considering the reputation of both the hard-sell sales practices as well as how sales agents are treated in the timeshare industry, this arrangement seems like a poor match for everyone involved. Except, of course, the developer.

Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

The cost of Airbnb stays vs. hotel rooms in major U.S. markets

There's a clear financial benefit to the consumer when hosts don't have to pay the high costs associated with regulated transient housing.

Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Vacation home sales pick up in resort towns in sign of recovery’s staying power

The surge in vacation home sales in key resort communities bodes well for vacation rental companies such as HomeAway as buyers often purchase their homes as investments or at least rent them out for part of the year.

Prashant Gopal and John Gittelsohn , Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Vacation home sales pick up in resort towns in sign of recovery’s staying power

Hotels

A few reasons why vacation rentals and Airbnb aren’t a huge threat to hotels

Whether it's more room, unique decor, or something as simple as a kitchen, vacation rentals and apartment shares will always offer travelers something hotels can't deliver. But its not enough to make a significant change to an industry that does so many other things quite well.

Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Top markets for vacation homes in the U.S.: From Nantucket to Gatlinburg

Trulia's examination of both real estate prices and search habits based on a person's primary residence offers excellent insight into the spending habits and travel intent of Americans' domestic vacation habits.

Skift | 11 years ago

Top markets for vacation homes in the U.S.: From Nantucket to Gatlinburg

Hotels

Airbnb gears up for big legal and legislative battles in New York

Airbnb doesn't really have a choice here. They either pay for the appeal in the hope that the fine is overturned and then milk that for good PR -- even though the law will remain the same -- or suffer under a dark cloud that will threaten its IPO.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 11 years ago

Airbnb gears up for big legal and legislative battles in New York

Hotels

HomeAway: Airbnb’s negative publicity “doesn’t help us”

When HomeAway says Airbnb isn't a direct competitor, we think HomeAway doth protest too much. These markets will undoubtedly converge over the long term.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Quebec investigates Airbnb hosts in crackdown on short-term rentals

Airbnb is placing the blame in Quebec on hosts not understanding local law. Wink, Wink.

Skift | 11 years ago