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.
Vacation Rental News
North of England Edges Ahead in UK Staycation Demand
A survey of British holidaymakers puts the North of England ahead of the South West and Scotland as the top staycation pick for the year, with 45% naming it their preferred domestic destination.
Jefferson County Adds Airbnb, Vrbo Hosts to Hotel Tax Rolls
Jefferson County, New York, has launched a registry requiring short-term rental hosts to collect and remit the county's occupancy tax, a levy that until now applied only to hotels and motels.
Florida Island Hosts Renew Push on Permits and Noise
A barrier island community's annual short-term rental meeting put permit compliance and noise complaints back at the top of the agenda for local operators.
Dominican Republic Denies Tax Motive Behind Airbnb Rules
The country's tourism minister says new oversight of short-term rentals is about guest safety, not a quiet tax grab on hosts.
Idaho's Pirate-Ship Rental Earns $80,000 Without a Furnace
A themed lake house on Airbnb pulls in $80,000 a year while operating only part of the season, with no heating system installed.
California Host Faces $70,000 Bill After 48-Day Guest Won't Leave
A Hermosa Beach Airbnb host is pursuing a formal eviction after a guest stopped paying rent and allegedly stayed on past checkout, with claimed losses now near $70,000.
Hosts Still Manually Fix What Their 'AI' PMS Claims to Automate
Every property management system vendor now advertises AI, but operators running multi-property portfolios say the daily workload of pricing checks, message triage and calendar reconciliation hasn't shrunk.
Hawaii Adds a Climate Fee to Rental Taxes in 2026
Hawaii's transient accommodations tax rises again on January 1, 2026, while Honolulu, Maui, Kauai and Hawaii County keep pulling their permit rules further apart.
Rigid Minimum-Stay Rules Are Costing Hosts Booked Nights
Operators running a flat minimum-stay policy across the calendar are leaving gap nights unsold, and the fix is closer to inventory management than pricing strategy.
Stop Guessing on Weekend Rates, Let Your Calendar Decide
New pricing guidance for hosts argues the default weekend markup is often wrong for the market and should be replaced with rates set from a property's own occupancy history.
Hosts Face Tighter Rules in Edinburgh and Sydney as World Cup Lifts Bookings
A monthly trade briefing links a booking surge in 2026 World Cup host cities to continued licensing pressure on short-term rental operators in Edinburgh and Sydney.
Spain's Top Court Kills National Rental Registry Plan
Spain's Supreme Court has struck down the central government's unified short-term rental registration system, putting compliance back in the hands of individual regions.
Halifax Hosts Still Need Their Registration Number in 2026
Canada: Nova Scotia's short-term rental registry, not any new Halifax bylaw, remains the rule that decides whether a listing can legally stay online in 2026.
New Airbnb Occupancy Rankings Show Big Gaps Between Markets
A country-by-country occupancy comparison now circulating among hosts claims to rank short-term rental demand worldwide, but the underlying data has no audited source.
Edinburgh Hosts Warn Tourist Tax Will Push Bookings Underground
Licensed holiday let owners in Edinburgh say the city's incoming 5% visitor levy will drive price-sensitive guests toward unregistered operators who skip both the tax and the licence.
Colorado Primary Upsets Raise Odds of Tighter Rental Rules
Progressive wins over establishment Democrats in Colorado's primary could tilt next year's legislature toward stricter short-term rental oversight, at a time when many mountain-town hosts are already reporting higher advertised rates and softer occupancy.
Wales to Review Punishing 182-Day Holiday Let Tax Rule
The Welsh Government has opened a review of the occupancy threshold that forces self-catering owners to hit 182 let days a year or lose business rates status.
Vrbo Starts Selling Search Placement, Expedia.com Ads Next
Vrbo has begun letting property managers pay for higher placement in search results, with the same sponsored listings set to appear on Expedia.com.
Belgian Tenants Caught Subletting Landlords' Flats on Airbnb
Landlords across Flanders are discovering their long-let properties have been listed on Airbnb by tenants who never asked permission and kept the income.
US Short-Term Rental Rules Still Vary Block by Block
A listing that is fully compliant in one city can be unlicensed a few streets over, and hosts running properties in more than one market are left tracking state, county and municipal rules one at a time.
Ten Buyers Borrow $25M to Take Over Former Vacasa Turf
Viso Business Capital says it has lined up roughly $25 million in SBA-backed loans for ten operators buying Casago franchise rights to former Vacasa management territories.
US Rental RevPAR Pacing 26% Above Last September
KeyData's latest pacing data shows September short-term rental revenue per available listing running 26% ahead of the same point last year, though the figure reflects bookings on the books rather than final receipts.
Charity Urges NSW to Impose 7.5% Short-Let Levy
Asia-Pacific: Homelessness NSW wants a 7.5% charge on every short-term rental booking in New South Wales, arguing it could raise close to AUD $50 million a year for homelessness services.