European STR rates drive RevPAR in July, says AirDNA

Reading Time: 2 minutesEurope: Data from AirDNA indicates that short-term rental RevPAR rose by 7.7 per cent year on year in July, as higher rates offset flat occupancy.
TrustedStays launches corporate rental platform into France

Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrance: TrustedStays has expanded into France, making professionally managed short-term rentals and serviced apartments available through corporate booking systems.
Airbnb partners with Tripadivsor to scale experiences

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb has partnered with Tripadvisor Group in an effort to bring a selection of Tripadvisor experiences to the Airbnb platform later this year.
Guestymonial: How LiveSuites is growing with Guesty

Reading Time: < 1 minuteLiveSuites shares how Guesty’s property management platform supports its day-to-day operations and helps the business manage and scale its short-term rental portfolio.
UK short-term rental rates rise as late-summer occupancy softens

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Average daily rates for short-term rentals are pacing ahead of last year for August and September, although lower forward occupancy is expected to leave revenue per available rental slightly behind 2025 levels, according to Key Data.
Your PMS says it has AI. So why isn’t it moving faster?

Reading Time: 4 minutes[Sponsored Content:] In this feature, Guesty explains how agentic AI can move beyond drafting suggestions to completing routine tasks within the rules set by property managers.
Hospitable surpasses $1 million in cleaner payments

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Property management software provider Hospitable has processed more than $1 million in payments to cleaners and service providers through its platform, reflecting a broader shift towards short-term rental operators managing day-to-day operations within a single property management system (PMS).
Hostaway launches AI assistant, AI CoHost

Reading Time: < 1 minuteFinland: Vacation rental software provider Hostaway has launched an artificial intelligence assistant designed to help property managers analyse business performance, identify growth opportunities and automate operational tasks.
Why pet-friendly rentals need better screening with PetScreening CEO John Bradford

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: In this episode of The Short Scoop, Priya Khaira, editor of ShortTermRentalz, interviews John Bradford, CEO of PetScreening, about the growing demand for pet-friendly short-term rentals.
Hospitable automates lodging tax compliance across all 50 US states

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Hospitable has launched automated lodging tax compliance across all 50 US states, becoming the first property management system to automate the registration, calculation, filing and remittance of lodging taxes nationwide.