AirDNA and STR report: Rentals weathering pandemic better than hotels

Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Short-term rentals are weathering the pandemic better than hotels in 27 markets, according to a joint report by leading accommodation data providers, STR and AirDNA, which compared the impact of the coronavirus crisis on hotels and short-term rentals from January 2019 through to 27 June 2020. The report found that while both accommodation types […]
STRz podcast 8: Vector Travel’s Mickey Kropf on business models’ “reckoning”

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Vector Travel founder and CEO, Mickey Kropf, joins Episode 8 of the new ShortTermRentalz podcast to discuss the “reckoning” for business models in the short-term rental sector, revenue, ADR and length of stay trends, and his optimism ahead for travel as we transition out of the pure survival phase.
GuestReady forecasts 39 per cent rise in rental income in 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesDubai: As Dubai gears up for a packed events schedule this year, holiday home management company GuestReady Dubai has revealed it is forecasting the opportunity for landlords to earn up to 39 per cent more than the average week this year. According to the company and research conducted by rental data provider AirDNA, the top […]
Transparent introduces revenue management course

Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: ShortTermRentalz spoke to short-term rental data provider Transparent about the revenue management course it has just released. “With nearly 300 million projected users in 2019, and Airbnb stock alone surpassing that of the top five hotel chains, the vacation rental industry is booming, and there is a lot of money to be made. “There […]