Southern Vacation Rentals named winner of HomeAway’s September Hero Award
Florida: HomeAway recently named Southern Vacation Rentals as the recipient of its 2018 Hero Award for the month of September. The award was presented in September at the Annual RezFest Vacation Rental Conference hosted by HomeAway in Marco Island, Florida. Southern was recognised for its work with travellers who were stranded, running into problems with […]
Calls for restrictions on Airbnb rental properties in Newcastle
United Kingdom: Calls have been made for new restrictions on Airbnb in Newcastle, amid fears homes being rented out will stop more people living in the city centre. Concerns have been raised that bringing some of the city centre’s vacant office space back into use as housing may not have the desired effect as landlords […]
Jacksonville Airbnb community welcomes record numbers of guests
Jacksonville: Airbnb has announced its host community in Jacksonville welcomed a record 1,600 guests and earned a combined $300,000 over the weekend. This coincided with Saturday’s American college football match between Florida and Georgia, which has long been hyped as a noteworthy sporting rivalry. Airbnb reported that the weekend’s festivities meant Jacksonville was one of […]
Short-term rentals risk partial bans under Measure T proposal in South Lake Tahoe
Sacramento: The fate of short-term vacation rentals in South Lake Tahoe is on the ballot at an upcoming election, and the issue is dividing the community. South Lake Tahoe is the lake’s only incorporated city with roughly 22,000 permanent residents, but during peak tourist periods the population can rise to nearly five times that size. […]
Booking.com creates time-saving filters and tools for vacation rental managers
Worldwide: Booking.com has launched a suite a products to help vacation rental managers save time and control who can book their properties. Booking.com vice president Olivier Grémillon, who heads the brand’s home division, said the company developed tools based on input from professionals that manage some of the 5.7 million listed homes, apartments and other […]