Luxury Countryside ‘Private Hire’ Residences in Demand
With international travel curtailed and a continued desired for isolation vacations, rural lodgings are getting a lot of interest from…
Airbnb’s $1.2 Billion Cash Burn
The Information reported last week that Airbnb plowed through a higher than expected $1.2 billion of cash between mid-2019 and…
Destinations See ‘Longer’ Peak Seasons with ‘Work-cation’ and ‘Roadschooling’
Remote work and school are the norm in 2020 and it is changing travel trends. This new flexibility allows people…
Airbnb’s City Portal Lets Cities Monitor and Enforce Listings
Airbnb is collaborating with municipal governments who have long asked for direct access to information about listings to identify those…
Unique Rentals and Cities on the Rise for Airbnb Bookings
Airbnb released the latest trends from bookings this Fall. Late spring and summer saw a rebound in travel. Airbnb expects…
Vrbo to Put Temporary Ban on One-Night Rentals in Arizona
To curb party houses and discourage large gatherings at short term rentals during the pandemic, Vrbo is banning all one-night…
Cities Are Using AI to Regulate Short Term Rentals
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been a buzzword for years, and many companies have tried to find ways to integrate it…
Airbnb Helps Los Angeles Weed Out Illegal Short Term Rentals
Airbnb has partnered with the city of Los Angeles with a program focused on removing illegal listings from the platform,…
Chicago Proposes Ban on One-Night Airbnb Rentals
Chicago wants to step in to curb the use of rentals as ‘party houses’ with more restrictions on short term…
Membership Rental Start-up Landing Expands to South Florida
Landing, an apartment rental start-up that offers shorter-term leases via a membership model, enters the South Florida market. The company…