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How are the north-eastern US state markets withstanding the Covid-19 impact?
Reading Time: 15 minutesBy Paul Stevens and Miles Hurley, news editor and reporter for ShortTermRentalz US: In the latest feature of our short-term rental market recovery series, we analyse the situation in the north-eastern US states of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania to track how they are responding to the Covid-19 pandemic ahead of a gradual […]
UK’s favourite Family Friendly Destinations 2020 revealed
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Keswick, Bournemouth and Edinburgh have been revealed as the UK’s most Family Friendly Destinations as part of HomeAway’s Family Friendly Destinations 2020 campaign. HomeAway launched the campaign a month ago to recognise the continuous efforts of British communities in welcoming families from across the UK to give them an unforgettable holiday. Voted for by over 3,200 members of the […]
Vacation rental bed tax heads to Florida Supreme Court
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: The Florida Supreme Court is set to hear a case centring on whether vacation rental platforms are obligated to collect local tourist taxes. Palm Beach County tax collectors are bringing a case to the state’s highest court after an earlier appeals court ruled companies were not required to collect “bed taxes.” Led by state […]
Vrbo reports major growth as Expedia moves to cut costs
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Vrbo is reporting significant growth as vacation rentals across the United States surge, helping to boost revenue for parent company Expedia Group. This contrasts with earlier in the year, when the company called its short-term rental service “fairly muted”. In an unscheduled financial filing yesterday, Expedia Group said: “Vrbo, Expedia Group’s alternative accommodation business, […]
The Highland Group and AllTheRooms partner for US rental report
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Global business consulting firm The Highland Group and AllTheRooms Analytics, a provider of short-term rental and Airbnb data and analytics, have partnered to publish a report on the short-term rental sector in the United States, which shows that the sector has been outperforming the hotel industry during the Covid-19 pandemic. By almost all performance […]