Short-Term Rental and Vacation Rental News

This marks Guesty's sixth acquisition as it widens distribution channels for property owners.

Like Sonder, Vacasa is another example of a company that went public way too early via a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, merger.

Expedia aims to expand its Vrbo business in 2023. The move to bring creative production in-house and shift the narrative could help, but deeper strategic shifts would be required to compete with Airbnb.

UK-based Canary Wharf, a residential and commercial property company, and TrustedStays will offer individual apartment inventory on global distribution system, Amadeus. 

The vacation exchange business is significant for Travel + Leisure. So the company is focused on reversing years of dwindling growth with marketing dollars and different inventory.

That Sonder's business has been struggling is not news, but a potential delisting of the stock could be a warning sign for other struggling companies in the industry that went public prematurely.

Breezeway, a property operations platform for short-term rentals, has launched ChatGPT-powered artificial intelligence tools within its platform.

Slower supply growth and high demand aren't always necessarily bad, quite the opposite: They translate into high occupancy rates, and more revenue per booking.

Starwood Capital Group is the latest real estate investment firm to join Airbnb’s apartment rental listing service.

Bob W's expansion comes at a time when the short-term rental market in Europe is seeing high demand. But it's no easy task to become a profitable pan-European operator with all the regulatory challenges in a fragmented market.