Breezeway, Turno Lead a Crowded Field of Host Cleaning Apps
A cluster of standalone apps is competing to automate the cleaner scheduling and verification work that Airbnb and Vrbo still leave entirely to hosts.
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Airbnb Lifts Full-Year Outlook as North America Bookings Accelerate
Airbnb's second-quarter results showed revenue up 17 percent and North American booking growth at its fastest pace in nearly three years, prompting a raised full-year forecast.
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.
Behind Airbnb's Lark Deal: Five Brands, Sub-150-Room Hotels
Lark's network of nearly 100 small independent hotels across five brands is the shape of Airbnb's boutique supply push, and only its US properties are going on the platform.
Airbnb's New Policy Chief Once Helped a City Regulate It
David Spielfogel worked on Chicago's early efforts to regulate Airbnb before running city fights for a scooter company. He now sets the platform's global policy agenda.
Airbnb Still Won't Give Cleaners Their Own Login
Airbnb offers no dedicated permission tier for cleaning staff, so hosts keep patching together full account access, iCal exports and outside software to manage turnovers.
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.
Vrbo Leans on Discounts as Expedia Posts 14% Revenue Rise
Expedia's second-quarter results show room-night growth built partly on subsidised rates, with more than 40 percent of Vrbo bookings carrying partner-funded offers.
Tampa Bay County's Rental Registration Plan Dies in Tie Vote
A Tampa Bay-area county commission split 2-2 on a proposed short-term rental ordinance, leaving existing rules in place for now.
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.
Host Body Demands Councils Reveal True Cost of STL Licences
The Association of Scotland's Self-Caterers has filed Freedom of Information requests across local authorities to expose how much operators actually pay for short-term let licences.
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.
Balearic Groups Demand Total Ban on Tourist Rentals Ahead of Vote
Two Balearic conservation organisations have called on regional election candidates to eliminate tourist rental licences entirely and halt new construction on rural land.
Italian Councils Pile New Taxes and Curbs on Short-Term Lets
Italy's national association for B&B and room-rental hosts warns that city councils are stacking higher tourist taxes and tighter local rules on top of the national short-term rental registration regime.
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.
Edinburgh Hosts Scramble as 5% Tourist Levy Beds In
A week into Edinburgh's new 5% overnight levy, self-catering hosts are still working out who collects it, on what, and when it stops applying.
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.
Expedia Ties Vrbo Guest Rewards to Loyalty Tier, Not Spend
Expedia has rebuilt how its One Key programme pays out rewards on Vrbo bookings, replacing a spend-based formula with one tied to guest loyalty status.
UK Landlords Face First MTD Tax Deadline 7 August 2026
HM Revenue and Customs has confirmed 7 August 2026 as the first quarterly reporting deadline for landlords brought into Making Tax Digital for Income Tax.
Airbnb Adds 75 Boutique Hotels From Lark in US Push
Airbnb has struck a distribution deal with boutique operator Lark Hotels, putting more than 75 of its properties on the platform alongside individual host listings.
New Orleans Council Stalls Again, Leaving STR Hosts in Limbo
New Orleans lawmakers have once more pushed back a vote on tightening short-term rental rules, leaving permit holders unsure what compliance will look like next.