Short-Term Rental and Vacation Rental News

Launching flexible payment options like Reserve Now, Pay Later is another way for Airbnb to compete against hotels, as well as rival online travel agencies.

Airbnb has long sought to add hotels into its inventory mix, but the dilemma has been how to do so and not become just another online travel agency like Booking.com or Expedia.

Airbnb portrays itself as a growth story. It will take a lot more lobbying spend in the future to clear a path for that expansion.

Flipping the script on vacation rentals in one of the world’s most visited destinations, Evermore combines hotel-level service with the flexibility of a private home. As group travel evolves, it’s setting a new standard for residential hospitality focused on connection, consistency, and the “alphabooker.”

As younger generations continue to shape how and why we travel, vacation ownership is no longer about locking into one resort anymore. It’s about choice, access, and ease, things modern travelers care about most.

Signs are growing that travelers are shifting their habits. Travel in Southern Europe may no longer be fully tethered to the peak days of summer.

Airbnb's Brian Chesky is close to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, but that doesn't mean that Airbnb will necessarily distribute its inventory through Altman's ChatGPT.

Many travel companies have tried to market experiences to both locals and travelers and failed to do so. If Airbnb can really tap into local demand in a substantial way it would be breaking new ground.

Spain's approach to de-listing units is similar to the one New York City has taken in the past couple of years.

This deal marks a meaningful step in Oyo’s push to become a truly global player, giving the hospitality company access to a region where it had little presence until now.