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Easing traveller anxiety and rebuilding trust in the short-term rental industry
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Abode PR director Jessica Gillingham explores the notion of current traveller anxiety caused by Covid-19 and how we can ease it, as well as rebuild trust in the short-term rental industry when the pandemic dissipates. Although none of us can predict the future and what that might look like, what we can be assured […]
TurnKey Vacation Rentals facing class action lawsuit
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: American property management firm TurnKey Vacation Rentals is facing a class action lawsuit due to its return policy in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The suit was filed in West Texas federal district court and is currently representing at least 50 renters. According to lead counsel Joe Sauder, the lawsuit’s intention is to […]
CuddlyNest launches “Plan Now, Stay Later” logo and slogan
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Chicago-based online rental marketplace CuddlyNest has added “Plan Now, Stay Later” to its “Browse. Book. Stay.” slogan, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the inclusion of “Plan Now, Stay Later” in its mantra, the booking platform, with over one million accommodations worldwide, has also altered its logo to demonstrate social distancing with its birds […]
Airbnb opens frontline responders programme in Mexico and Colombia
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Airbnb is expanding its frontline responders programme, which allows hosts to offer their properties for free or at a discounted rate for Covid-19 medical responders, into the Central and South American markets. The company is growing its programme into the countries of Mexico and Colombia and has said that it is committed to waiving fees for […]
The peak is close, get ready for the descent
Reading Time: 7 minutesWorldwide: Sean Worker of T5 Strategies offers his thoughts on planning the descent from the other side of the Covid-19 mountain. It seems like we have been clawing our way up the C-19 mountain for a while now. As a cyclist, my teammates and I have [before social distancing] climbed a lot of mountains. In any […]
Airbnb hosts claim lack of payments from $250 million relief fund
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Many Airbnb hosts are complaining that they have been unable to access relief funds promised by the company. Airbnb created a $250 million relief fund for hosts to access earlier, in order to help their community weather the current global pandemic. CNBC noted that hundreds who had applied for the available funding had yet […]
Crisis equals opportunity: how to leverage and grow a business during Covid-19
Reading Time: 4 minutesDenmark: ShortTermRentalz speaks to Jannik Lawaetz, founder and CEO of luggage storage company LuggageHero, about how businesses can turn the crisis into an opportunity to adapt their services for the travellers of the future post-Covid-19. This year started off really well for LuggageHero, and I was certain that it would be another record-breaking year on […]
Managing risk during the Covid-19 pandemic: Louise Birritteri, Pikl
Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: Louise Birritteri, CEO and founder of sharing economy insurance specialist Pikl, speak to ShortTermRentalz about the current coronavirus pandemic, and managing risk in the short-term rental sector. It is a gross understatement to say we are facing into unprecedented times. First and foremost, the coronavirus pandemic is a tragedy and our hearts go out to anyone […]
AirDNA adds new features to analyse Covid-19 impact
Reading Time: 3 minutesBarcelona: Short-term rental industry data provider AirDNA has added a number of new features to its flagship tool MarketMinder which are designed to empower users to understand the impact of COVID-19 on Airbnb and the short-term rental industry worldwide . The company aims to provide users with insights into when, and where, the short-term rental market might start […]
Findings revealed from ShortTermRentalz property manager survey
Reading Time: 3 minutesWorldwide: ShortTermRentalz polled 36 property managers and property management companies of varying size from around the world in a survey to see how they were coping with the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on business, as well as asking them for any ideas, tips or strategies which are helping them in the current situation. Among […]