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Airbnb clamps down on u-25 whole house rentals in United States
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: In an attempt to further crack down on party houses, Airbnb has expanded the reaches of a policy limiting what under-25s can book in the United States, when it comes to whole house rentals. Under the new policy, Americans under the age of 25 with poor host reviews cannot book full properties in their […]
OYO to lay off “large majority” of furloughed U.S. employees
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Indian hospitality chain OYO is believed to have informed those employees who have been furloughed from the company indefinitely that a “large majority” of them will not be kept on. It follows earlier reports in May that the Softbank-backed budget lodging startup was furloughing the majority of its U.S. and UK-based teams, as occupancy […]
AirDNA reports 20 per cent YOY short-term bookings rise in the U.S.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: The latest report published by vacation rental data provider AirDNA suggests that in many U.S. states, the lockdown may have whetted the American appetite for travel in a way that even professionals in the travel sector could not have predicted. Investigating year-on-year growth has found that in spite of the Covid-19 outbreak, new bookings […]
Guesty and AirDNA reveal top ten US ski cities for “investability”
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Short-term rental property management software company Guesty has teamed up with short-term rental data provider AirDNA to find out the top ten U.S. ski cities in which to invest in a vacation rental property – i.e. their “investability”. Lots of people think of pools and pina coladas when they hear the word ‘vacation’, but […]
Where the vacation home market has grown the most in the US
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: ShortTermRentalz spoke to Digital Third Coast’s Tricia Harte to speak about the IPX1031 blog which details the results of its study into where vacation home market has grown the most in the United States. “Where has the vacation home market grown the most? We were curious to find out, so we analysed the total […]
Data reveals vacation rental hotspots in the US
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: ShortTermRentalz spoke to Digital Third Coast’s Tricia Harte to speak about the IPX1031 blog which reveals the data behind the vacation home hotspots across the United States. “Everyone has their own version of a dream vacation destination, and even more unique is a person’s vision of their dream vacation home. “To find out where […]
The best and worst U.S. cities for rental arbitrage revealed
Reading Time: 5 minutesUS: Vacation rental data provider AirDNA has assembled a list of the best and worst cities in the United States for rental arbitrage, i.e. renting a property on a long-term lease to rent as a short-term rental. Rental arbitrage is being recognised as the latest trend to engulf the vacation rental sector. For example, AirDNA […]
2nd Address announces 6,500th platform listing
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Online marketplace 2nd Address has announced it has secured its 6,500th listing of furnished properties for business travellers available through its platform. The firm currently serves the San Francisco Bay Area, Greater Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., New York City, Boston, Chicago, and Seattle. It also has plans to expand to Miami and Denver soon. […]
Airbnb launches Donations tool for hosts
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb has launched its Donations tool in order to help hosts in the United States choose whether they want to donate a percentage of their income to philanthropic organisations supporting housing needs. The tool will help the San Francisco-based firm with its objective to help relocate 100,000 people in need of temporary affordable housing […]
Rented.com reveals best US rental destinations
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Rented.com, the world’s largest platform connecting homeowners with short-term rental managers, has released a list of the best places in the United States to own a vacation rental property in 2019. The list is based on the short-term rentals in locations that are considered to have a strong ROI for owners and investors, in […]