Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb has appointed former Tripadvisor and Booking.com executive Pepijn Rijvers as chief business officer, with responsibility for its Homes, Hotels, Global Markets and Enterprise Operations divisions.
Reading Time: 2 minutesGlobal: Vrbo has launched sponsored listings for all partners, allowing property managers and hosts to pay for premium positions at the top of relevant search results.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Vacation rental management company Avari has officially launched with more than 5,500 homes across 24 markets previously operated by Vacasa.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Workforce travel platform Roomex has added more than 172,000 self-catering properties to its accommodation inventory as it targets demand for longer project stays and mobile workforces.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Folly Beach City Council has approved a temporary moratorium on most new short-term rental licences after a judge struck down the South Carolina destination’s existing 800-licence cap.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: KCN Campgrounds has agreed to acquire the Coloma/St. Joseph KOA Holiday in Benton Harbor, marking the outdoor hospitality group’s entry into Michigan.
Reading Time: 16 minutesIHM’s editor-in-chief George Sell, hospitality editor Eloise Hanson, and short-term rentals editor Priya Khaira, spotlight leading figures across real estate and hospitality who are set to have a big year ahead.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Riverside County has adopted changes to its short-term rental regulations, including stronger enforcement procedures and tougher consequences for repeated violations.
Reading Time: 2 minutesGlobal: Almost three quarters of short-term rental experience bookings are made before check-in, according to new data from digital concierge platform Localbird.
Reading Time: 3 minutes[Sponsored Content]: In this sponsored feature, Guesty explains how AI agents can help property managers reduce manual work and keep operations running around the clock.
: