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HostUplift adds Sykes distribution for UK and Ireland portfolio
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Short-term rental management company HostUplift has partnered with Sykes Holiday Cottages to provide eligible properties in the UK and Ireland with an additional booking channel.
Expedia Group to introduce Vrbo compensation model change
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Expedia Group is streamlining its compensation models to align with industry standards, with changes to be implemented on 29 October 2026.
Hospitable launches Split Payouts for direct bookings
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Hospitable has released a Split Payouts feature, allowing property managers to automatically split booking revenue between themselves and their owners from one transaction.
Hospitable processes $1.7m in lodging taxes during August
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGlobal: Property management software provider Hospitable collected and remitted more than $1.7 million in lodging taxes for short-term rental bookings across the US and Australia during August.
Vrbo launches sponsored listings globally
Reading Time: 2 minutesGlobal: Vrbo has launched sponsored listings for all partners, allowing property managers and hosts to pay for premium positions at the top of relevant search results.
Clark County targets platforms in STR enforcement crackdown
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn Clark County, Nevada, commissioners voted 5-0 on 18 August to prohibit booking platforms including Airbnb and Vrbo from processing reservations or payments for unlicensed short-term rentals.
Vrbo uses AI and booking data to localise summer travel marketing
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Vrbo is using generative artificial intelligence alongside booking and search data to create localised marketing campaigns as it looks to drive summer travel demand across key markets.
Booking.com-exclusive listings reshape view of global STR markets, AirDNA analysis finds
Reading Time: 2 minutesGlobal: Booking.com-exclusive listings account for a significant share of short-term rental supply and demand in several markets, according to new analysis from AirDNA, highlighting the importance of multi-platform data when assessing market performance.
America250 celebrations boost Fourth of July vacation rental demand, data shows
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Historic destinations across the US are seeing a surge in short-term rental demand ahead of the Fourth of July weekend, with America250 celebrations helping boost bookings beyond FIFA World Cup host cities.
Hospitable automates lodging tax compliance across all 50 US states
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Hospitable has launched automated lodging tax compliance across all 50 US states, becoming the first property management system to automate the registration, calculation, filing and remittance of lodging taxes nationwide.