Most Booking Software Vendors Keep API Docs Hidden
An audit of 343 property management system vendors found only 7% publish complete, public API documentation, leaving most integration terms locked behind sales calls.
Pricing, ADR and RevPAR
AI Feature Claims Multiply for Vacation Rentals, Details Stay Thin
A fresh roundup of AI capabilities pitched to vacation rental hosts covers messaging, pricing and photo editing, but comes with no independent testing or numbers attached.
Pricing Trend Reports Pile Up, Few Show Their Math
A fresh crop of short-term rental pricing and occupancy reports is landing in hosts' inboxes, but most withhold the sample size and methodology behind the numbers.
Holiday Let Mortgage Enquiries Climb Even as UK Tax Perks Vanish
Cumberland Building Society reports rising demand for holiday let mortgages even after the tax break that made the sector attractive was scrapped and licensing rules tightened across Scotland and Wales.
Verona and Lake Garda See Autumn Bookings Already Running Hot
Verona and the Veneto shore of Lake Garda closed peak summer with occupancy at seasonal highs, and the region's tourism observatory says autumn demand is already tracking strong.
AirDNA's New Pricing Tool Sets Rates and Explains Itself
AirDNA is pushing beyond market data into full revenue management with Adapt, an AI system that sets nightly rates, adjusts minimum stays and shows operators why.
Napa Operator Skips Airbnb, Books 36 Estates Direct at $1,295 a Night
A boutique Wine Country operator has pulled all three dozen of its luxury estate rentals off Airbnb and Vrbo, taking bookings only through its own channels at rates averaging $1,295 a night.
Manatee and Hillsborough Push Rival Rental Crackdowns to Hearings
Two Tampa Bay counties hold public hearings this week on competing short-term rental rules covering occupancy caps, parking limits and registration fees.
Home Football Weekends Can Make a Rental Owner's Year
In some college towns, six or seven home games generate roughly a quarter of a short-term rental's entire annual income.
VRMA, VRWS, SCALE Fest Crowd the Fall 2026 Calendar
Property managers planning fall 2026 travel now have three major industry gatherings landing close together - VRMA's annual conference, the Vacation Rental World Summit and SCALE Fest - and most operators will not have budget or staff to cover all three.
Mid-Term Rentals Fill Gaps, But 30-Day Stays Trip Tenant Law
More vacation rental hosts are filling shoulder-season vacancies with 30-night-plus bookings, but crossing that threshold can shift a guest into tenant status under local law.
Rental Analytics Tools Are Multiplying Ahead of 2026
Operators heading into next year's pricing season face a fast-growing menu of market-data, pricing and portfolio dashboards, and the real cost is stacking subscriptions that overlap.
Startup Touchpoints Debuts Guest-Journey Analytics for Hosts
A newly launched vendor says its platform tracks guest interactions from inquiry to checkout, but it has not disclosed pricing, integration partners or a customer list.
German Channel Manager Software Cuts Entry Price to €10 a Month
A vacation rental software vendor undercuts typical channel manager pricing with a €10 monthly tier aimed at hosts running one or two units.
AirDNA Now Competes With the Pricing Tools It Feeds Data To
The short-term rental data firm has built its own dynamic pricing product, putting it in direct competition with revenue management platforms that license its market data.
Vrbo Lets Hosts Pay for Higher Search Placement
Vrbo has started inserting paid, sponsored listings into its vacation rental search results, adding a pay-to-play layer on top of its existing ranking algorithm.
Concert Calendars Are Now Driving Hostel Booking Spikes
Young travelers are booking one- and two-night city trips timed to specific concerts and festivals, and hostel chains are starting to plan occupancy around tour dates rather than seasons.
Rhode Island Board Approves Rental Permit Over Neighbor Objections
Middletown's zoning board granted an owner-occupied short-term rental permit despite three neighbors' objections, while a separate rental petition was pushed to a September hearing.
Lombardy Lake Rentals Sell 63% of Summer Beds
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.
Riverside County Widens Powers to Shut Down Illegal Rentals
Riverside County has adopted tougher enforcement rules for short-term rentals in unincorporated areas, giving code enforcement more room to fine and shut down unpermitted listings.