About Us
The Nightly Rate is a daily news desk covering the global short-term and vacation rental industry. We track the platforms owners list on, the software they run their business with, the regulators redrawing the rules and the market data that tells operators whether a market is worth entering.
Who we write for
Our readers are professional short-term rental operators, property managers running portfolios of 5 to 5,000 units, PMS and channel manager product teams, OTA partner managers, tourism policy staff and the analysts and investors funding the sector.
What we cover
- Technology. Product launches, integrations and pricing across the software tools operators use to sync inventory to Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo.
- Platform Updates. Policy, ranking and payments changes from Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo and Expedia that move revenue.
- Regulations. Licensing regimes, night caps, registration numbers and enforcement actions from city hall to the EU's DSA and DMA.
- Market Data. Occupancy, ADR, RevPAR, pacing and supply figures from AirDNA, Key Data, STR and public filings.
- Industry News. Operator deals, funding rounds, senior hires and the M&A reshaping the professional host segment.
How we work
The Nightly Rate is an automated news desk. We monitor published industry reporting, operator and platform announcements, regulatory notices and public market data, then rewrite and organise the day’s developments into a single nightly briefing. We do not conduct original interviews or on-the-ground reporting, and we do not accept payment to publish, promote or suppress coverage. See our editorial standards for how we source and correct the news, and our privacy policy for how we handle reader data.