Wander Absorbs Maple's Team to Bulk Up Booking Platform
Vacation rental marketplace and technology provider Wander has hired the team behind family-organisation app Maple to work on its WanderOS direct booking platform for property managers.
Vacation Rental News
Barcelona, New York and Santa Monica Still Lock Out Whole-Home Rentals
A city-by-city look at where short-term rental rules remain tightest shows registration, licensing and outright bans still define which markets operators can actually work in.
Boston Brownstone Takes On Hotel Chains With Cloud PMS
A nine-room guest house in Boston's Back Bay is competing with branded hotel chains on booking technology rather than joining one, after new owners rebuilt its systems around a cloud property management platform.
Airbnb Swaps Its Press Secretary for a Street Fighter
Airbnb is replacing outgoing policy chief Jay Carney with an operations executive from Lime, a hire that points toward tougher city-by-city fights over short-term rental rules.
Airbnb Party Rental Reignites Miami Condo Crackdown
A Miami condo booked through Airbnb was allegedly used for a large unauthorized party, giving condo boards fresh grounds to tighten short-term rental restrictions.
B.C. Tribunal Cancels $86,000 in Rental Fines for Condo Owner
Canada: British Columbia's Civil Resolution Tribunal has wiped out $86,000 in cumulative penalties a strata corporation had levied against a condo owner over short-term rental use.
North Charleston Won't Let STR Permits Follow a Property Sale
North Charleston has abandoned a proposal that would have let short-term rental permits pass to a property's new owner, so buyers still have to apply from zero.
Belfast Ramps Up Rental Enforcement as Listings Near 2,000
Belfast City Council is stepping up enforcement against short-term lets and drafting new planning guidance as listings in the city approach 2,000.
Flanders Ramps Up Checks on Unregistered Airbnb Listings
Flemish authorities are widening enforcement against short-term rental hosts who skip the region's compulsory tourism registration.
Athens Court Blocks Airbnb Rentals Under Building's Residential Rules
A Greek court has ordered a host to stop short-term letting an Athens apartment after co-owners invoked the building's residential-only bylaws.
Falling Foreign Arrivals Set to Squeeze US Rental Bookings
A forecast decline to 67.9 million international visitors in 2025 threatens occupancy in the short-term rental markets that depend most on overseas guests.
Airbnb's New AI Filter Reshapes What Guests See First
Airbnb has folded AI deeper into search ranking and guest messaging by summer 2026, and hosts are still working out what the platform's own filtering actually rewards.
Why Multi-Platform Hosts Are Turning to Channel Manager Software
as hosts spread listings across more OTAs, channel manager software has become the tool that stops calendars from colliding.
Casago Unwinds Vacasa's Old Acquisitions Into Franchises
Casago has sold off nearly all the local property management firms Vacasa spent a decade buying up, converting most into franchisees rather than keeping them in-house.
Hidden VAT Charges Push Airbnb's Host Fee Well Above Advertised Rate for Many European Operators
A closer look at tax rules shows that unregistered small hosts across the continent could be paying nearly four percentage points more than Airbnb's headline commission suggests.
Why Short-Term Rental Hosts Are Doubling Down on Instagram Ahead of 2026
Property managers are leaning harder into visual social platforms as a growing body of guidance points to Instagram as a direct-booking driver for the coming year.
Faster Guest Replies Tied to Higher Nightly Rates, New Data Suggests
A half-year review of AI-assisted guest messaging finds that response speed and review scores may matter more to revenue than the hours automation saves hosts.
Nova Scotia Hosts Face Renewed Scrutiny as Registration Rules Take Firmer Hold
Property owners across Nova Scotia are being urged to revisit registration, safety, and tax obligations as provincial officials sharpen enforcement of short-term rental rules heading into 2026.
Nearly Half of US Pet Owners Adjust Travel Plans Over Accommodation Restrictions
New survey data shows pet ownership is becoming a decisive factor in how Americans choose and book short-term rental stays.
Glasgow's Compact Games Footprint Fuels Sharp Short-Term Rental Gains
With the Commonwealth Games days away, Glasgow hosts are seeing steep rate and occupancy gains that outperform the mixed results US cities saw during this summer's FIFA World Cup.
Airbnb Moves Into Shared Workspace Bookings via London Startup Tie-Up
Airbnb has struck a partnership with London-based flexible workspace operator Oneder, letting travelers reserve day passes, private offices and meeting rooms directly through the app.
Expanding to Expedia: What Short-Term Rental Hosts Should Weigh Before Signing Up
A closer look at how vacation rental operators can add Expedia to their distribution mix and where the process demands extra planning.
East Yorkshire Holiday Park Cleared for £20 Million Facelift
Planning officials have given Unity Holidays the green light for a £20 million upgrade of its Skirlington Coast site, signalling continued investor confidence in coastal holiday park stock.
Behind Strong Nightly Rates, World Cup Host Cities Saw Booking Demand Soften as Tournament Progressed
Vacation rental occupancy across the 2026 FIFA World Cup's 16 host markets trailed last year's comparable dates, with the gap widening sharply once the knockout rounds began.