Automation, machine learning and RV rentals: Marco del Rosario, VacationRenter
US: ShortTermRentalz speaks to VacationRenter COO Marco del Rosario about the company’s recent partnership with peer-to-peer RV rental platform Outdoorsy and the increasing prevalence of automation and machine learning within the vacation rental space. Please introduce yourself, the VacationRenter brand and the services you provide within the vacation rental industry. “I’m Marco del Rosario, COO […]
Report: How tech is driving the professionalism of short-term rentals
Worldwide: Channel manager Rentals United, has published The Global Short-Term Rental Tech Report 2020, which explores how technology is driving the professionalism of short-term rentals. The findings are based on the largest ever survey of short-term rental technology with 959 professionals in the short-term rental industry responding over a period of eight months. As the […]
Arizona lawmakers introduce short-term rental legislation
US: Lawmakers in Phoenix, Arizona, have discussed the addition of potential regulations to the short-term rental industry. The two bills, which have gone to the floor, have received significant criticism from hosts and operators, who claim it borders on government overreach. The first bill, proposed by Senator Kate Brophy McGee, would restrict rentals to one […]
Airbnb expands anti-human trafficking partnership
US: Airbnb has announced a renewed effort to combat human trafficking within its platform. The company is expanding its commitment with Polaris, an organisation which combats human trafficking in the US, that it first made in 2018. Nancy McGuire Choi, CEO of Polaris, said: “Human trafficking is an incredibly complex issue that does not lend […]
Mexico City forms committee to regulate rental platforms
Mexico: The Ministry of Tourism in Mexico City, known as Sectur CDMX, is making its first steps to regulate home-sharing platforms such as Airbnb within the municipality. Sectur CDMX head Carlos Mackinlay formed a committee back in October to address the topic of alternative accommodations for tourists in the city, deeming them to threaten Mexico […]
iTrip Vacations opens management firm in Seattle
US: iTrip Vacations has expanded its property management programme in Washington with the opening of iTrip Vacations Seattle. The newly-branded property management company is owned by Karen and Ken Hunt and has launched as the latest iTrip Vacations destination. The short-term rental property management company serves rental owners and guests in the entire Seattle region, […]
KeyNest and Wishbox announce global integration
UK / Israel: Key exchange company KeyNest and guest experience platform Wishbox have announced an integration, in a move that will fully automate self check-in operations and communication for hundreds of property managers across Europe who already use both services. Wishbox and KeyNest users are now able to link their accounts and automatically generate collection codes for their KeyNest keys […]