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Holidu appoints Thresh as MD for North America
Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany / US: Munich-based holiday rental search engine Holidu is extending its growth into the United States with the appointment of former Booking.com regional director for North America, Stephen Thresh, as its new managing director for North America. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic hitting the travel industry especially hard, Holidu has emerged from it by achieving […]
71 per cent of travellers plan vacation rental stay in the next 18 months
Reading Time: 4 minutesWorldwide: Travel insurance and assistance brand Europ Assistance, and its subsidiary, Generali Global Assistance, have announced the international findings of its first Vacation Rental Barometer. Europ Assistance and Generali Global Assistance surveyed 8,700 travellers across eight countries in the United States and Europe from 28 February to 1 April 2021. The survey respondents, who indicated they would be travelling in […]
Roadmap announcement sparks reservation volume surge
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: February’s roadmap announcement sparked an increase in UK short-term rental reservation volume by 88 per cent compared to the reservation volume one week prior, according to short-term rental property management platform Guesty. The volume of bookings made between 22-28 February 2021 that were observed by Guesty was 160 per cent more than the average weekly reservation volume seen […]
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 […]
Airbnb blocks one-night Halloween rental parties in USA and Canada
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS / Canada: Airbnb is to block one-night reservations through its platform over Halloween in the United States and Canada, in order to prevent a repeat of a shooting incident last year that left five people dead at an unauthorised party in Orinda, California. The temporary ban will apply to entire home listings in both […]
AirDNA releases Best Places to Invest in US Vacation Rentals report
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS / Barcelona: Short-term rental industry data provider AirDNA has released a new report revealing the Best Places to Invest in US Vacation Rentals in 2020, deep-diving into analysis on how Covid-19 has changed the US vacation rental investment landscape. The report looked into rental demand, revenue growth and investability metrics to gauge the true, updated investment […]
OYO sees booking recovery in USA and Europe
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: According to the CEO of Indian hospitality chain OYO, Ritesh Agarwal, a recovery is visible in its US and European markets, though holidaymakers are likely to shun large-scales in favour of home rentals and boutique hotels as the Covid-19 pandemic remains in circulation. OYO’s RevPAR is around 92 per cent of pre-coronavirus levels and the brand […]
Property management startup Rabbu raises $1.5m
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Online short-term rental property management startup Rabbu has raised $1.5 million in funding from Agilis Equity Partners and angel investors. Currently, property owners engage with Rabbu in two different ways. Property owners can sign up to a fixed plan, whereby they sign a long-term lease with Rabbu and receive pre-determined monthly payments with a […]
ESCAPE Homes offers free units to US vacation rental hosts
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: ESCAPE Homes, a builder of eco-friendly “tiny homes” has launched the Free ESCAPE Tiny House Program. Wisconsin-based ESCAPE Homes is looking to partner with anyone with a qualifying property. If an applicant is approved, ESCAPE will deliver and set up one of its award-winning homes as a rental unit on your site, completely free […]
HomeAway launches pet-friendly rental homes collection
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Vacation rental giant HomeAway has launched a new collection of pet-friendly homes on its platform. The pet-friendly travel collection page aggregates all 350,000 pet-friendly properties listed on the site worldwide. It highlights 17 of its most popular destinations for travellers with pets, including Miramar Beach, Hilton Head Island, San Diego, Galveston, Charleston, and Gatlinburg. […]