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Is pricing really the problem? Why content quality matters for STR performance
Reading Time: 4 minutes[SPONSORED CONTENT] Dynamic pricing and revenue management solution provider PriceLabs reviewed over 10,000 STR listings across 9 cities and found that only 9 per cent achieved high quality content scores. The research underscored the importance of content quality for improving performance. The review found that top performers were 35 per cent more likely to outperform their […]
FTC to ban hidden junk fees on STRs, hotels and event tickets
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: The US Federal Trade Commission [FTC] has passed a rule that will ban hidden “junk fees” on short-term rentals, hotels and live event ticket prices.
STRs dominate 2024 NYE travel in Europe
Reading Time: 3 minutesItaly: Pricing trends for short-term rentals and hotels in more than 25 European capitals and destinations analysed by The Data Appeal Company – Almawave Group are providing valuable insights into the shifting dynamics of travel preferences as we approach New Year’s Eve [NYE] 2024.
UL MEA 2024: Athul Mohan, PriceLabs
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDubai: STRz speaks to PriceLabs’ Athul Mohan at Urban Living MEA 2024 about revenue management challenges in the Dubai market, ‘shoulder season’ in terms of seasonality, and his overall impressions of the event.
Wheelhouse launches Dynamic Sets insights platform
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Revenue management and financial intelligence software, Wheelhouse, has launched Dynamic Sets, a mapping and analytics platform designed to unlock revenue and growth opportunities for accommodations operators.
An Olympic conundrum for Airbnb and STRs in Paris?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrance: STRz editor Paul Stevens previews the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris and the situation for the country’s short-term rental industry, the impact of strict new regulations, and how occupancy rates and pricing are shaping up as the event is set to get underway in the City of Light.
Skift STR Summit 2024: Begum Agca Okutgen, Blueground
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Begum Agca Okutgen, head of Partner Network at Blueground, speaks to STRz at the 2024 Skift Short Term Rental Summit.
Key Data and eviivo announce data analytics partnership
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Benchmarking and data analytics provider, Key Data Dashboard, has announced a partnership with property and booking management platform, eviivo, to enhance data analytics for vacation rental property managers.
PriceLabs unveils AI Insights to simplify pricing decisions
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Dynamic pricing and revenue management solution provider, PriceLabs, has unveiled ‘AI Insights’, its first application of Generative AI designed to transform detailed revenue management data into easy-to-understand text.
AirDNA: Total solar eclipse leads to occupancy surges in US cities
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: On Monday [8 April], North America witnessed a total solar eclipse, an event starting on Mexico’s Pacific coast, traversing through Texas, sweeping across 14 other US states, and exiting over Canada. Such a rare astronomical event had short-term rental hosts gearing up for a day when the sun’s absence would be their brightest moment.