Cape Cod Town Pulls Rental Survey After Finding an Error
A Cape Cod town has paused a resident survey on short-term rental rules after officials discovered a flaw in it, with a corrected version expected to follow.
Vacation Rental News
Fee Gaps Between Airbnb and Booking.com Widen Choices for Hosts
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.
Owners Now Demand Proof of Insurance From Rental Managers
Property managers are being asked to show errors-and-omissions and general liability coverage before owners will sign a management agreement in 2026.
Clark County Puts Airbnb, Vrbo on the Hook for Unlicensed Rentals
Clark County commissioners voted unanimously to require Airbnb, Vrbo and other booking platforms to confirm a valid rental license before accepting a reservation in the unincorporated Las Vegas area.
Airbnb Leans on Tripadvisor to Fill Its Experiences Gap
Airbnb will start selling Tripadvisor Group's tours and activities inventory inside its own app later this year, under a deal neither company has priced publicly.
Australia Under Pressure to Publish Airbnb Housing Review
Asia-Pacific: Housing advocates and opposition lawmakers want Canberra to release a completed government review into short-term rentals as rental vacancy rates stay near historic lows.
Airbnb Dangles $200 Bonus to Fill Boulder Beds for Sundance
Airbnb is paying new hosts in Boulder, Colorado $200 to list their homes and pressing the city to ease rental licensing before the Sundance Film Festival relocates there in 2027.
Montgomery Delays Rental Vote, Softens License Threat
Montgomery, Alabama postponed its short-term rental ordinance for a second time and is rewriting a rule that could have cost hosts their license over emergency-response failures.
Oregon Appeals Court Upholds Lincoln County Rental Rules
Oregon's Court of Appeals has rejected a challenge to Lincoln County's short-term rental ordinance, leaving licensing and zoning limits on coastal vacation rentals in place.
Airbnb Fee Switch Leaves Hosts With Smaller Payouts
Hosts say Airbnb has been quietly moving some listings onto a different fee model, and the change can shrink what a booking actually pays out.
Casago Sells Off Every Market It Got From Vacasa
Casago has divested all the vacation rental markets it picked up when it bought Vacasa, just over a year after that deal closed.
Airbnb Grows 17% as EU Rental Registration Deadline Nears
Airbnb's Q2 2026 revenue climbed 17% even as hosts across the EU face a May 20, 2026 deadline to register listings under new data-sharing rules.
Banner Elk Shelves Rental Rule Overhaul Over Permit Fight
Banner Elk, North Carolina pulled its proposed short-term rental ordinance rewrite this week after council members could not agree on how to permit larger rental homes, leaving the town's existing rules in place for now.
Irvine Orders Airbnb, Vrbo to Hand Over Parcel Numbers
Irvine, California will require booking platforms to submit exact addresses and assessor parcel numbers, closing a gap hosts have used since the city's 2018 short-term rental ban to stay off the radar.
HomeToGo's Revenue Jumps 72% on Interhome Deal
HomeToGo booked €160.1 million in revenue for the first half of 2026, up 71.8% year on year, after folding in the Interhome rental business it acquired.
Safety Gear Is Now Something Hosts Must Prove, Not Just Own
Insurers and booking platforms are pushing hosts to document safety equipment in writing, not just install it and hope nobody checks.
German Travel Agencies Report Brighter Booking Outlook Ahead
A regular survey of German travel agents and tour operators shows both current business and forward bookings improving, though agencies still describe demand as uneven across destinations.
Chaffee County Trustees Again Delay Short-Term Rental Vote
Local officials in Chaffee County, Colorado have not set a date to finalize new short-term rental rules, leaving hosts under existing regulations for now.
Folly Beach to Freeze New Rental Permits Until 2027
Folly Beach council will vote on appealing a ruling that struck down its short-term rental cap and on halting new rental permits through 2027.
Airbnb Co-Host Payouts Don't Shift Italy's Tax Bill
Italian tax rules keep short-term rental income liability with the property's legal lessor even when Airbnb splits the payout with a co-host.
Host Software Moves From Reporting Data To Giving Orders
Property management platforms are starting to replace metric-heavy dashboards with screens that tell hosts the one task to do next.
Perth and Kinross Opens Consultation on Tourist Tax
Perth and Kinross Council is asking residents and operators whether to introduce a visitor levy on overnight stays, following Edinburgh's lead under Scotland's 2024 tourism tax law.
Huntsville Council Race Turns Into Referendum on Rental Rules
Three candidates for Huntsville, Alabama's District 4 council seat are campaigning on rival plans for short-term rental oversight, from tighter permit caps to stepped-up enforcement.
Plainfield, NJ Floats Third Rental Rule, Caps Nights at 310
Plainfield's third short-term rental ordinance in ten months would cap bookings at 310 nights a year after two stricter drafts collapsed under council opposition.