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Sign up for fourth RockSTRz webinar [join Vrbo, OYO and more]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Sign up here for the fourth highly-anticipated session in ShortTermRentalz’ RockSTRz webinar series, which takes place on Tuesday [27 October] at 4pm GMT, and join the 500+ industry professionals who have already registered for the series. The stellar lineup of industry experts joining host and editor of ShortTermRentalz, Paul Stevens, for the session on “Around […]
Join Vrbo, OYO, Maison Privee and TurnKey VR for fourth RockSTRz webinar
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: The “RockSTR” contributors for the fourth and final session of this RockSTRz webinar series for ShortTermRentalz on Tuesday 27 October 2020 at 4pm GMT have been announced. The stellar lineup of industry experts joining host and editor of ShortTermRentalz, Paul Stevens, for the session on “Around the world in 60 mins: What has the […]
Vrbo marks 25-year milestone with rental giveaway
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Expedia Group vacation rental brand Vrbo is marking its 25th anniversary by giving away 25 stays at some of its most unique, highly-rated vacation rental homes, including houses, cabins, condos, ranches, treehouses and castles. Lish Kennedy, Vrbo VP of global brand marketing, said in a statement: “We wanted to recognise and show gratitude to our customers […]
Vrbo and NoiseAware partner to provide noise monitoring solutions
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Expedia Group vacation rental brand Vrbo has partnered with leading modern noise monitoring company NoiseAware to provide vacation home owners and property managers with access to exclusive pricing and services for NoiseAware noise monitoring solutions. At the same time, NoiseAware is offering Vrbo homeowners discounts of up to 50 per cent and property managers with […]
Expedia unveils widgets and app clip for iOS 14
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Expedia Group has released new versions of the Brand Expedia, Hotwire and Vrbo iOS apps to take advantage of the capabilities available in iOS 14. According to the company, the features will unlock new ways to view the latest travel deals with Hotwire, and easily access upcoming reservation details booked through Brand Expedia and […]
Vrbo bans one-night rentals in Arizona from January
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Vacation rental online marketplace Vrbo has banned travellers from staying for one night in any of its listed rental properties in Arizona from January onwards, in a move to curb large gatherings and so-called “Covid parties”. Complaints surrounding vacation rentals and their disruption to local neighbourhoods dates back to long before the Covid pandemic, […]
Changes in family travel give rise to ‘flexcation’ trend
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Research carried out by vacation rental online marketplace Vrbo has highlighted a new emerging travel trend, the ‘flexcation’, whereby families booking vacation rental trips outside of the peak holiday seasons consider staying longer to mix work and play, and, in some cases, get higher value in high-demand locations. Surveying 887 US travellers in July, Vrbo […]
Expedia’s second quarter bookings drop 90 per cent on 2019 figures
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: Expedia Group has announced an 82 per cent drop in revenue for the second quarter of 2020, as total gross bookings for the three-month period up to 30 June also saw a 90 per cent decline on the equivalent period in 2019, to $2.71 billion. The plummeting figures for the Seattle-based online travel agency […]
It’s a vacation rental inventory gold rush! James Burrows, Rentals United
Reading Time: 4 minutesSpain: Rentals United CEO James Burrows addresses how OTAs are rushing to expand vacation rental inventory to meet increasing demand. As the world comes to grips with the ‘new normal’, the travel industry has an opportunity to begin its recovery. The vacation rental world especially is having a faster speed of recovery or is even the only sector bouncing […]
California desert vacation rentals see pandemic boom
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: The California desert regions, home to the Coachella Valley and Palm Springs, are seeing a rise in vacation rental visitors, despite the fact that hotels have remained open. Like much of the American market, many of the new bookings come from families in urban locations looking to escape to non-urban, rural destinations. According to data […]