Tag: Rentals United

Rentals United announces two new product developments

Reading Time: 2 minutesBarcelona: Channel manager Rentals United has announced two new developments, the Channel Management API and the Rentals United White Label, that provide additional features to the property management software [PMS] while simplifying the processes involved. The new Channel Management API allows for more streamlined operations across different technology platforms. The Rentals United White Label product gives property management […]

Rentals United announces 2021 “Who’s Who” publication

Reading Time: 3 minutesBarcelona: Short-term rental channel management solution Rentals United has unveiled its biggest publication of the year, now in its sixth edition, “The Who’s Who of the Vacation Rental World 2021”. As the vacation rental world has been weathering the challenges of 2020, showing its resilience and adaptability with companies surviving despite the difficult travel climate, the company wants […]

Rentals United announces new channel partnerships

Reading Time: 2 minutesBarcelona: Short-term rental channel management solution Rentals United has announced four new channel partnerships with EzyStayz, Golightly, Villa Finder, and Zeus Living. The four new channels further expand the Rentals United network by incorporating more niche site options for property managers. After finding a doubling in niche channel bookings from 2019 to 2020, Rentals United is […]

Strategic areas to boost business success in 2021

Reading Time: 5 minutesWorldwide: Rentals United CEO James Burrows reveals the five strategic areas for the short-term rental sector to boost business success in 2021 and allow property managers to strategise for the year ahead. The sudden halt of the travel industry in early 2020 brought significant challenges to all businesses and individuals around the world. As we […]

Rentals United partners with GUARDHOG

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: Channel management solution Rentals United has announced a partnership with GUARDHOG Technologies to provide a risk management platform for hosts. The platform, called SUPERHOG, will offer risk management tools including ID verification, all backed by a £1 million guarantee. A search functionality can also allow property managers to find information about their guests. Rentals […]

Rentals United announces opening of first US office

Reading Time: 2 minutesBarcelona: With the short-term rental sector expanding in the United States in recent years [albeit de-tracked by the Covid pandemic], outpacing even that of hotels, vacation rental channel manager Rentals United has announced the opening of its first North American office in the USA. Already claiming to hold a large roster of high-profile property managers in the USA in […]

Rentals United names The World’s Top 50 Short Term Property Managers

Reading Time: 3 minutesBarcelona: Channel manager Rentals United has announced the World’s Top 50 Short Term Property Managers list. Dominating the prestigious list are European companies with Awaze, OYO Vacation Homes, Interhome, Sykes Holiday Cottages, Direct Booker, Feriepartner, Sol og Strand and Holidaycottages.co.uk heading the top ten, along with two companies from North America: Vacasa and Evolve. All of the top ten primarily represent […]

Short-term rental advocacy in time of crisis

Reading Time: 5 minutesWorldwide: James Burrows, CEO of channel management solution Rentals United, talks to prominent short-term rental associations, the STAA [Short Term Accommodation Association, in the UK] and FEVITUR [Spain], to discern the key areas in the short-term rental industry that are critical for advocacy and how the pandemic has affected those efforts. The short-term rental market has […]

Revyoos wins 2020 VrTech Startup Competition

Reading Time: 2 minutesMadrid: Revyoos, the first and only all-in-one review aggregator for short-term rentals, has been announced as the winner of the 2020 VrTech Startup Competition, an annual awards celebrating the most innovative startups in the vacation rental industry, which is sponsored by Rentals United and Howzat Partners. The three finalists, Revyoos, Check-In Scan, and Domo by Ki, competed […]

The role of metasearches during an economic downturn

Reading Time: 4 minutesSpain: Rentals United CEO James Burrows analyses how metasearches could become property managers’ best source of bookings during these uncertain times and why they are proving so popular right now with travellers, utilising exclusive insight from Holidu and HomeToGo. In the past few months, metasearches have been gaining popularity. Booking channels that aggregate listings from thousands […]