The European Commission is preparing legislation that would give local governments firmer legal ground to cap, freeze or ban short-term rentals, closing a gap that platforms and hosts have used to challenge city rules in court.
Vrbo says it is rolling out a fresh batch of features for property manager and owner partners under the label 'Designed to Delight,' but has not specified what the tools do or when they arrive.
A new property management company has picked up more than 5,500 vacation rental homes across 24 markets that were previously run by Vacasa.
In regions losing residents, empty housing stock is turning short-term rental operators from a threat into a target for local recruitment.
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.
A zoning board's decision on a recreational vehicle rented out nightly turns on a single number - 10 beds - and hints at where other towns might draw the line for hosts.
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.
Vrbo is rolling out paid placement ads to every host and property manager on the platform, letting listings jump the queue in search for a price.
Vrbo has made sponsored listings available to all property managers and hosts, letting them pay for top placement in search results rather than earn it through booking performance alone.
Border posts lose the option to skip fingerprint scans on busy days, raising the odds of longer arrival lines for guests flying in from outside the EU.
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.
Scottsdale has widened its short-term rental ordinance so the required round-the-clock contact must respond to routine police complaints, not just emergencies.
Expedia Group says it wants to speed up growth in vacation rentals, but has released almost nothing on fees, tools or timelines for Vrbo hosts.
St. Louis is routing revenue from its 3% short-term rental fee into a $1 million legal defense fund for renters facing eviction.
Expedia has rolled out a batch of new features for Vrbo hosts, led by a tool for building discounts and promotions aimed at budget-conscious travelers.
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.
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.
A luxury community in Utah is selling deeded fractional shares in vacation homes and running short-term rentals during the weeks each owner isn't using the property.
Three hotel associations in the Balearic Islands have asked the regional government to use property registry records to help identify homes being let short-term without a license.
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.
Brewster, Massachusetts will require the roughly 1,300 short-term rentals within its borders to register and pay $300 a year starting in January.
A market research firm projects the global short-term rental management sector will more than double in size by 2033, though the number covers far more than platform bookings.