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 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 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.
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.
Two Tampa Bay counties hold public hearings this week on competing short-term rental rules covering occupancy caps, parking limits and registration fees.
In some college towns, six or seven home games generate roughly a quarter of a short-term rental's entire annual income.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A vacation rental software vendor undercuts typical channel manager pricing with a €10 monthly tier aimed at hosts running one or two units.
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.
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.
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.
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 has adopted tougher enforcement rules for short-term rentals in unincorporated areas, giving code enforcement more room to fine and shut down unpermitted listings.
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.
A broker poll finds 88% have seen more inquiries for holiday let mortgages, even as the tax break that made the sector attractive disappears this year.
Commission structures, cancellation defaults and payout timing now diverge enough between Airbnb and Booking.com that listing on both without adjusting pricing can quietly erode margin.