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The holiday let features driving bookings: Insights from Sykes Holiday Cottages
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: ShortTermRentalz spoke with Ross Armstrong, head of portfolio optimisation at Sykes Holiday Cottages, about the upgrades delivering the strongest ROI, the rise of flexible stays and which amenities are set to become essential over the next five years.
Deloitte report points to increased STR demand amid LA28
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: A Deloitte report has found critical gaps in available housing for 2028’s Olympic Games in Los Angeles, suggesting those could be assuaged by increasing short-term rental capacity.
Awaze report shows Gen Z driving surge in wellness-focused travel
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: European managed vacation rental business Awaze has reported a sharp rise in demand for wellness-related features among younger travellers, with Gen Z emerging as the main driver of the trend. The company, which manages more than 100,000 properties across 20 countries and hosts around six million guests a year, said younger consumers now rank physical and mental […]
Property risk increases as booking behaviour changes
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: NoiseAware director of business development, Michael Goldin, highlights how changes in guests’ booking behaviour during this pandemic are leading to increases in risks to short-term rental properties and causing significant ‘noise events’. It was gloomy there for a while. The resurgence has started: Luckily, the tide has begun to turn as most companies now see […]