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Key Data names Dustin Downing president
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Short-term rental analytics firm Key Data has appointed Dustin Downing to serve as its president. Downing’s career in data-forward industries has focused on growing technology platforms. Key Data made this hire to continue its own expansion through a focus on product offering and AI capabilities. He first worked for Sabre Corporation, eventually becoming senior […]
UK STR demand data show later bookings and shorter stays
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Figures from Key Data’s UK Spring 2026 Index Report show a relatively stable short-term rental market, but also one that increasingly depends on late bookings.
73% of property managers cite staffing and revenue strain for 2026
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Short-term rental analytics company Key Data has published its Vacation Rental Industry Outlook 2026, revealing that operations, staffing, and revenue pressures remain the top challenges for property managers heading into the new year. The report, based on responses from 244 short-term rental professionals representing more than 43,000 properties across the US, found that 73% see […]
Key Data report shows mixed autumn outlook for UK short-term rentals
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Short-term rental analytics company Key Data published its September 2025 UK Index Report, based on direct reservation data from more than 85,000 properties nationwide. The findings showed that average daily rates (ADRs) remain higher than last year, while bookings are running behind and guests are waiting longer to confirm. Forward performance indicated a mixed […]
US short-term rentals outperform hotels in Q2, according to Key Data
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: US short-term rentals outperformed hotels across every region in Q2 2025, according to the latest Vacation Rental Market Index from Key Data. The report, which tracks performance across 13 million listings, found STRs achieved an average revenue per available rental (RevPAR) advantage of nine percentage points over hotels. The findings point to a sector […]
Key Data partners with STR Consulting
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Vacation rental data, benchmarking and performance insights provider, Key Data Dashboard, has announced a partnership with STR Consulting, which provides a revenue management solution for short term rental property managers worldwide.
Paris STR market sees summer slump despite Olympics
Reading Time: 3 minutesFrance: A surge of “have-a-go hoteliers” cashing in on the Olympics led to a 24 per cent drop in per-property revenue in Paris’ vacation rental market this summer compared to 2023, according to research by eviivo and Key Data.
Q3 / Q4 2024 STRz webinar titles revealed
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: The session titles for the next series of ShortTermRentalz webinars, sponsored by Key Data and Lodgify, have been revealed.
Key Data launches All-New Key Data update
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Vacation rental data, benchmarking and performance insights provider, Key Data Dashboard, has announced its most significant update yet with the All-New Key Data.
Key Data announces data partnership with SPLM
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrance: Short-term rental data provider Key Data has agreed to become the exclusive data partner of the Syndicat des Professionnels de la Location Meublée [SPLM], in order to bring unmatched insights and data to France’s short-term rental market.