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Pricelabs finds 88 per cent of Airbnb listings fall short on standards
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Dynamic pricing tool PriceLabs studied over 10,000 listings in nine cities worldwide, finding only 12 per cent could be classified as ‘good’ by industry standards. The PriceLabs Listing Optimization Report suggests a significant majority of Airbnb listings have room to grow, focusing on factors like photo quality and completeness, title and description clarity, amenity […]
STRz podcast 58: David Stephens, Track
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: David Stephens, lead data scientist at TravelNet Solutions, joins us for episode 58 of the STRz podcast.
Airbnb’s mixed Q3 results: Nights booked soar but profit falls short
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: Airbnb posted a mixed set of results in its fourth quarter earnings report, with a noticeable uptick in revenue and nights and experiences booked but a sizeable downturn in net income.
Trustr launches recommendations-based STR marketplace
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Trustr has launched a “first-of-its-kind” vacation rental marketplace that is designed to enable property owners and renters that know each other to book and share recommendations for listings that they own, or have vetted and stayed at themselves.
Airbnb commits to verifying 1.5m listings by end of March
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Airbnb is committing to verifying nearly 1.5 million listings across the United States, Canada, Australia, the UK and France by the end of this month, as part of its spring update.
The new way to save in 2024 – VacayMyWay
Reading Time: 2 minutes[SPONSORED CONTENT] Online vacation rental platform VacayMyWay explains how it aims to simplify the booking process for guests and listing process for hosts, with a focus on pricing transparency, ID verification, damage protection, open communication, trust and clarity in the vacation rental travel experience.
AirDNA: US rental occupancy tightens gap with last year’s highs
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: The latest market review by short-term rental data provider AirDNA shows another record month for short-term rental demand in the United States.
Despegar boosts supply in Brazil and Mexico to compete with OTAs
Reading Time: 2 minutesLatAm: Online travel agency Despegar is looking to compete with the likes of Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com by rapidly adding vacation rentals in Brazil and Mexico.
Showplace: Five keys to a five-star short-term rental listing
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: Justin Miller, co-founder of technology platform Showplace, provides his top tips on how hosts and property owners can achieve a five-star listing for their short-term rentals.
New York City pushes Guesty for illegal listing information
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: In its continued efforts to limit the presence of illegal listings, New York City officials have been in talks with Israeli property management software company Guesty. The city brought a lawsuit against Guesty in March, accusing it of focusing on “helping people flout laws against short-term rentals”. At the time, the lawsuit was filed […]