PriceLabs Guide Warns Hosts Not to Trust Airbnb's Auto-Pricing
Dynamic pricing platform PriceLabs has published guidance urging hosts to check Airbnb's Smart Pricing defaults rather than let the algorithm run unsupervised.
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Tadoba Tiger Reserve Enlists Airbnb to Formalise Village Homestays
Asia-Pacific: Maharashtra's Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve has signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbnb to develop and promote homestays in the villages ringing its buffer zone.
Spain, Iceland Rentals Fill Up Ahead of August Eclipse
Short-term rental bookings are climbing along the path of totality in Spain and Iceland ahead of the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse.
UK Hosts Hold the Line on Rates as Bookings Slow
Short-term rental operators are keeping nightly rates steady even as booking volumes soften, resisting the discounting that usually follows a demand dip.
UK Rental Rates Climb as Late-Summer Occupancy Cools
Nightly rates for short-term lets kept rising into late summer even as booking volumes eased from the July peak, sector data trackers report.
Airbnb Revenue Climbs as World Cup Demand Lifts Bookings
Airbnb told investors quarterly revenue rose on broad travel demand plus a lift from hosting guests during this summer's World Cup, though the company gave no breakdown of how much either contributed.
Rome's Tourism Chief Slams Florence Over Rental Rulebook
Tourism Minister Gianmarco Mazzi told a Tuscan business audience his government was the first in Italy to actually regulate short-term rentals, criticizing how Florence's city administration has handled the sector.
Spain's Eclipse Lasts Minutes, Pricing Errors Could Cost a Month
hosts near the path of Spain's August 2026 total solar eclipse risk turning a two-minute event into weeks of empty nights and discounted rates.
Italy's Rental Registry Hits 733,411 Listings, One in Ten Unverified
Italy's Ministry of Tourism reports 733,411 accommodation listings in its national database as of July 2026, with 89.2% carrying a verified national ID code and most of them short-term rentals rather than hotels.
Bad Cleaning Turnovers Cost Hosts More Than a Search Ever Will
A late or sloppy clean between guests still triggers more Airbnb cancellations and bad reviews than almost any other single operational failure.
Airbnb Files Q2 2026 Results, Leaves Hosts Waiting on Detail
Airbnb has published its second-quarter 2026 financial results, but the release gives hosts little to act on until the underlying booking and fee data surface.
Hidden Fees Now the Top Reason Guests Abandon Bookings
A new guest survey finds unclear total pricing beats cleanliness and location as the single biggest reason travellers walk away from a vacation rental booking.
Verona Rewrites Zoning Rules to Corral Short-Term Rentals
Verona's city council has advanced a planning amendment, known locally as Variante 70, that carves bed-and-breakfasts and short lets out of ordinary residential use and into their own regulated category.
Landing Lets Landlords Turn Empty Units Into Furnished Rentals
Landing has launched Occupancy on Demand, a service that lets multifamily owners furnish and list vacant apartments through its flexible-stay network rather than leaving them empty.
Two Founders Bet a Maine-Only Platform Beats Airbnb Reach
A pair of New England entrepreneurs have launched a booking site limited entirely to Maine properties, wagering that local curation beats platform scale.
Dubai Air Travel Rebounds While Rental Rates Stay Flat
Dubai's airport traffic keeps climbing but short-term rental occupancy and daily rates aren't keeping pace, squeezing margins for hosts and operators.
Italy's €109M Tourism Grant Scheme Closes September 15
Italian tourism operators, including registered short-term rental businesses, have until 5pm on 15 September to apply for the GreenTour digitalisation and sustainability fund.
Eclipse Bookings Push Spain's Rural Rentals to 70% Occupancy
Rural rental occupancy in Spain is forecast to reach 70% this August, seven points above the same month last year, with bookings tied to next week's solar eclipse adding to the total, according to booking platform Escapada Rural.
Columbia's Airbnb Crackdown Hasn't Stopped Unlicensed Rentals
A year after a deadly shooting at a short-term rental pushed South Carolina's capital to tighten its Airbnb ordinance, city officials say unregistered listings and enforcement gaps are still turning up.
Sussex County Beach Towns Carry Delaware's Rental Market
Rehoboth, Bethany and Dewey Beach account for most of Delaware's short-term rental income, leaving investors elsewhere in the state chasing a much smaller pool of demand.