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Sentral and Airbnb join forces for home-sharing programme
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Flexible living residential brand Sentral has partnered with Airbnb to allow its residents in select US states to host their apartments exclusively on the latter.
Airbnb reports “strongest quarter ever” for Q3
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: Airbnb has exceeded market expectations by reporting the “strongest quarter ever” in its financial results, which it claims is evidence of the travel rebound accelerating. In its third earnings report since going public via an initial public offering [IPO] last December, the home-sharing platform has reported the highest revenue and net income in its […]
Hosts create direct booking platforms in response to COVID pressures
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: With demand and trust in major short-term rental companies falling, many hosts are creating their own direct booking platforms. According to an article from CNBC, hosts across the US are moving away from the larger platforms. For many, these websites had been previously in the works, as many professional hosts looked for ways to […]
iGMS launches support program for hosts
Reading Time: 2 minutesCanada: Vacation rental software solution iGMS has introduced special conditions to support hosts and help them through difficult times, and launched a support program for them to cut their rental software expenses significantly, in light of the Covid-19 outbreak. Small businesses across the globe, in particular in the short-term rental industry, have been hit extremely […]
Agoda Outside publishes vacation rental handbook for homeowners and travellers
Reading Time: 2 minutesAsia: South East Asian booking platform Agoda Outside has published a book on the growth and economic impact of the global home-sharing market. The book, entitled “At Home Around the World: The Short-Term Rentals Handbook for Guests, Hosts, Neighbors, and Governments”, was written by travel industry experts Robert Rosenstein and Peter Allen. It outlines how […]
Older Airbnb hosts or ’empty nesters’ on the rise in Ireland
Reading Time: 2 minutesIreland: The number of older Airbnb hosts – also known as ’empty nesters’ – is rising at a rapid rate in Ireland. Airbnb say people over the age of 60 are the fastest-growing host demographic, with the numbers increasing 34 per cent since last year. There are now more than 3,300 hosts in this age […]
Airbnb hosts lament booking site’s increasing commercialisation
Reading Time: 2 minutesNew Zealand: Airbnb hosts are getting frustrated at how they perceive the vacation ental platform is becoming increasingly commercialised. The booking site has expanded its accommodation range in recent years to list more hotels, motels, eco-lodges and backpacker hotels in addition to its traditional offerings. Airbnb’s Australia and New Zealand country manager Sam McDonagh said […]