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AirDNA announces integration of HomeAway data
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Global short-term rental data provider AirDNA has integrated HomeAway data across its full range of products and tools, including its flagship dashboard MarketMinder. Home-sharing rental platform HomeAway lists apartments, beach homes, cabins and condos in up to 190 countries around the world. In a statement, AirDNA said: “With an addition of 1.5 million HomeAway listings, AirDNA has consolidated […]
Airbnb fails to overturn Santa Monica rental law
Reading Time: 3 minutesCalifornia: Airbnb and Expedia’s HomeAway has failed in their bid to get a Court of Appeals to revoke a law that makes the companies liable for illegal rentals in Santa Monica. The three-judge panel made the judgement this week in a setback for the home-sharing platforms as they seek to avoid regulation by cities which […]
London and Edinburgh among top UK staycation destinations
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: HomeAway data shows that London, Edinburgh and St Ives were British holidaymakers’ favourite domestic staycation destinations in 2018. However, although the figures revealed showed that demand for locations in London went up by ten per cent compared to 2017, the average price paid per person per night dropped by eight per cent £60. Edinburgh […]
Limitations on Airbnb reservations in French cities come into effect
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrance: New rules have come into effect in France, which automatically limit reservations at Airbnb residences in 18 cities across the country. The regulations, which were enforced from 1 January 2019, mean any primary listed residences in those cities will not be allowed to host reservations for more than 120 nights per calendar year. They […]
Short-term rental ordinance comes into effect in the city of Boston
Reading Time: 2 minutesUnited States: People renting out their homes on platforms such as Airbnb or HomeAway in the city of Boston will now have to register with city authorities. This coincides with news that a new ordinance to regulate short-term housing rentals in Boston went into effect on 1 January. In addition to the registration requirement, the […]
AJL Consulting’s Simon Lehmann joins board of directors at BookingPal
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: BookingPal has announced that AJL Consulting CEO and co-founder Simon Lehmann is to join its board of directors. The company is considered to be one of the leading providers of technology solutions for the vacation rental industry. Its objective is to help property management companies increase their revenue, occupancy and efficiency through a fully-managed […]
Airbnb and HomeAway among founding members of Japanese rental association
Reading Time: 2 minutesJapan: A Japan Association of Vacation Rentals will be established in January, uniting nine founding members aiming to boost the country’s vacation rental tourism. These look set to include home-sharing ryokans (Japanese-style inns) that use residential facilities and event vacation rentals. The group will be coming together at a time when Japan has been strictly […]
Airbnb hosts in Greece required to submit short-term rental tax declarations
Reading Time: 2 minutesGreece: Greek short-term rental hosts have until 30 November to submit cumulative rental tax declarations in an electronic registry of the country’s independent authority for public revenue (AADE). Operators leasing their homes for accommodation purposes are being reminded they must submit the declarations per property leased for the running year following the departure of the […]
Louise Birritteri: mind the insurance gap if you are a vacation rental host
Reading Time: 4 minutesShortTermRentalz spoke to Louise Birritteri, CEO of Inlet, to discuss the insurance gap in the emerging short-term rental market. The massive increase in usage of platforms such as Airbnb and HomeAway to access alternative accommodation to hotels and guest houses has been well documented over the last couple of years. But what perhaps has not […]
HomeAway launches virtual reality 360-degree tour product for travellers
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: HomeAway has launched a proprietary product for travellers which displays virtual 360-degree tours of vacation homes on HomeAway and VRBO. Such a move is unique in the vacation rental industry as the product provides tours ranging from “DIY” tours filmed on personal phones and cameras to professionally-captured footage from leading companies like InsideMaps and […]