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Expedia Group on Vrbo’s evolution and what rising traveller expectations mean for the industry
Reading Time: 2 minutesLast month, Expedia Group announced a series of updates to the Vrbo platform, including broader exposure for Vrbo listings across the company’s brand. This includes visibility on its flagship Expedia brand as well as through a B2B distribution network of more than 70,000 businesses and 160,000 travel agents. With these changes designed to improve discoverability, […]
Boom launches autonomous business agent
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: AI property management system Boom has launched BAM, a new Business Agentic Manager designed to autonomously manage tasks across guest communication, marketing, reporting and reviews for short-term rental operators. Miami-based Boom said the launch marks the next phase in its AiPMS platform, coming weeks after the company secured a $12.7 million funding round led […]
HomeToGo expands WeatherPromise partnership to France and the Netherlands
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrance/Netherlands: Vacation rental marketplace HomeToGo expanded its partnership with weather protection provider WeatherPromise to France and the Netherlands, extending weather-protection coverage to two of the company’s core European markets. The feature, launched in Germany in May 2024, allows travellers to receive compensation when rainfall reaches a defined level during their stay. HomeToGo said thousands of […]
Casago names Ximplifi as preferred accounting partner for franchise network
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Vacation rental property management company Casago has appointed technology-enabled accounting and consulting firm, Ximplifi, as a preferred provider of accounting and trust accounting services for its franchise network, giving franchisees access to standardised and scalable financial operations. The partnership is designed to strengthen financial compliance across Casago’s rapidly expanding franchise model, following a year of […]
Marriott Bonvoy reveals 2026 travel trends
Reading Time: 2 minutesGlobal: Marriott Bonvoy has released new research revealing that British travellers are planning to take more holidays in 2026, with artificial intelligence, passion-led travel and “lux-scaping” emerging as defining trends for the year ahead. The findings, published in Marriott Bonvoy’s 2026 Ticket to Travel Report, are based on research conducted by Mortar among more than […]
Unyoked partners with Forestry England to launch off-grid cabins
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Off-grid accommodation company Unyoked announced a 10-year partnership with Forestry England to roll out its minimalist cabins across woodland sites nationwide, marking a significant expansion of nature-based short-term rentals in the UK. The initiative, launching in early 2026, will begin with five off-grid cabins at the first location, followed by 25 additional units across […]
Flataway.ai launches AI website builder
Reading Time: 2 minutesBulgaria: Traveltech startup Flataway.ai has launched Staycy, an AI-powered website builder designed to help professional vacation rental managers create high-converting, direct-booking sites in minutes. The launch follows an $800,000 pre-seed funding round led by Eleven Ventures and Angel Invest, with participation from several angel investors and the company’s founders, who previously sold one of Europe’s […]
Renters acquires Croatian market leader Irundo as part of European expansion
Reading Time: 2 minutes[Sponsored Content] Poland: Poland’s largest short-term rental operator, Renters, has expanded its presence in Europe with the acquisition of Irundo, a leading apartment management company in Croatia. The move follows Renters’ entry into the Bulgarian market and forms part of its strategy to build a regional platform across Central and Eastern Europe. “This is our […]
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 […]
STRz Podcast: Episode 62, Robin Bass, Premier Properties
Reading Time: < 1 minuteShort Term Rentalz · Robin Bass Premier Properties In this episode, I catch up with Robin Bass, founder of Premier Properties USVI, to hear how she’s grown her short-term rental business and brought a personal touch to every stay. Robin talks about the small but powerful ways she’s using tech from helping her team work […]