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VillaLaunch offers custom websites for short-term rental owners
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Entrepreneur Kieron Donoghue has launched VillaLaunch, a new web platform for short-term rental and holiday home owners.
Hospitable launches marketplace to match owners with property managers
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Hospitable has launched an Owner and Property Manager Marketplace, aimed at connecting short-term rental owners and portfolio investors with property managers based on operational alignment and performance data.
Airbnb appoints Lisa Marçais as GM for Northern Europe & MEA
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Airbnb has announced that Lisa Marçais has joined the company as the general manager for Northern Europe and MEA.
Booking.com drops eight most welcoming US tourist destinations
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Vacation reservation website Booking.com announced at their Traveler Review Awards the eight US municipalities best for hospitality.
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 […]
Operators pay over $1bn a year in OTA fees on repeat guests, study finds
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Property managers are paying more than $1bn a year in commission fees to online travel agencies (OTAs) on repeat guests, according to new analysis from hostAI.
Poland moves to tighten short-term rental rules with proposed licensing overhaul
Reading Time: < 1 minutePoland: Poland is preparing to introduce tighter regulations for short-term rentals, with proposed changes set to introduce mandatory registration and stricter compliance requirements for operators.
Maui County Council advances bill to phase out thousands of short-term rentals
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Maui County Council has advanced a proposed measure that would phase out thousands of short-term vacation rentals across the island, moving forward a contentious plan designed to boost the supply of long-term housing. Councillors voted 5-3 to approve the amended version of Bill 9 on first reading, setting up a final vote for 15 […]
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 […]