Short-Term Rental and Vacation Rental News

The question isn't whether Airbnb will eventually add flights or not. The issue is in what manner will Airbnb do it.

Pre-booking rides to your Airbnb or hotel may ease the journey when arriving in an unfamiliar destinations, but there doesn't seem to be anything Airbnb-ish about the new service partnership. Maybe Airbnb gets less unique as it grows?

They say aggressive discounting has become unavoidable due to ‘unreasonable’ offers from hotels.

Consider the complexity that Fuldner is walking into. Airbnb is tasking him with reshaping the company's teams and systems into a unified "intelligent platform." All this, while Airbnb is launching new verticals, and trying to become a native AI app.

On this week's Good Morning Hospitality, A Skift Podcast, Wil Slickers, Brandreth Canaley, and Jamie Lane break down the latest headlines shaping travel and short-term rentals.

Nice try Airbnb, but New York authorities do not appear ready to even temporarily lift the ban on short-term rentals during the World Cup.

Regulating short-term rentals is easier on paper than in practice. Indonesia’s biggest challenge may be enforcement, especially when most properties seem likely to fail to meet current licensing requirements.

Mission creep? Nope, Airbnb is intentionally reverting to its pre-pandemic ambitions and expanding beyond homes and even hotels to fill in the "entire trip."

Operators brace for a short-term slowdown in tourism and F&B revenue amid blanket cancellations and airspace closures.

Vrbo is testing a new way to give travelers peace of mind with a weather-guarantee option powered by WeatherPromise.