Spain's rural houses, tourist apartments, campsites and hostels logged more than 22.5 million overnight stays in July, a 0.9% rise from a year earlier, as Spanish travelers made up for fewer nights booked by foreign visitors.
DIT Gestión turns 18 on September 5 with more than 1,100 associated agencies across Spain and Portugal, and says future growth will come almost entirely from the Portuguese market.
Airbnb's test of lower fees for hosts who bring their own guests is forcing operators to rethink what a truly commission-free booking looks like.
Scotland's self-catering trade body says Glasgow's next City Development Plan would treat short-term lets as an unacceptable land use across most of the city, adding a planning hurdle on top of the national licensing scheme already in force.
Seven months after tighter licensing rules took effect, the Canary Islands have shed roughly 7,000 vacation rental properties, with La Palma alone losing about one in four of its listings.
Operators around Como, Garda, Maggiore and Iseo sold 63.1% of the beds they listed on booking platforms between June 15 and September 13, with international travelers driving most of the demand.
AI tools that can search, compare and book accommodation on their own are pushing hotels, OTAs and rental platforms to decide who controls the booking screen.
VayKLife has acquired Xplorie, folding the company's bundled attraction-ticket perks into a single activity-booking platform for vacation rental managers.
A California security firm says vacation rental owners can blunt costly squatter disputes by keeping ownership records, signed guest agreements and trespass notices ready before a vacancy turns into an occupation.
Grupo VP has opened Rivelian Grand Menorca in Cala Santandria, its first vacation rental property managed for someone else's asset rather than its own portfolio.
Vacation rental management company StayTerra has installed Amy Kothari as chief executive, effective immediately, with no transition period disclosed.
Bungalow and glamping units at Spanish campsites ran close to full occupancy in August, while traditional tent pitches lagged behind.
Mid-term furnished rentals are pulling in a wider tenant base, including renters over 50, as Madrid absorbs most of the new supply.
Property managers are being asked to show errors-and-omissions and general liability coverage before owners will sign a management agreement in 2026.
Asia-Pacific: Housing advocates and opposition lawmakers want Canberra to release a completed government review into short-term rentals as rental vacancy rates stay near historic lows.
Casago has divested all the vacation rental markets it picked up when it bought Vacasa, just over a year after that deal closed.
Insurers and booking platforms are pushing hosts to document safety equipment in writing, not just install it and hope nobody checks.
A regular survey of German travel agents and tour operators shows both current business and forward bookings improving, though agencies still describe demand as uneven across destinations.
Italian tax rules keep short-term rental income liability with the property's legal lessor even when Airbnb splits the payout with a co-host.
Property management platforms are starting to replace metric-heavy dashboards with screens that tell hosts the one task to do next.