Hostfully releases outlook on 2020 Holiday season
US: In collaboration with All the Rooms, Home To Go and Beyond Pricing, Hostfully has released its 2020 Holiday Season market report. The report hopes to provide data that property managers and owners can use to stay head of competition. The report covers five categories: The likely motivations behind domestic travel Changes in search interest […]
Abu Dhabi suspends tourism and municipality fees
UAE: The city of Abu Dhabi has suspended its tourism and municipality fees for the rest of the calendar year. Abu Dhabi has also announced a variety of initiatives in order to stem the distress created by the growth of the coronavirus. The fast-tracked initiatives, known as the Ghadayan 21, will be implemented immediately, helping […]
Coronavirus threatens to delay Airbnb IPO
US: Airbnb’s IPO plan, one of the most heavily anticipated public listings in 2020, is in danger of being pushed further back to 2021 due to fears over the global spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, according to Bloomberg. The virus has already led the company to halt bookings in Beijing, one of Airbnb’s most valuable […]
Airbnb reveals 2020 travel trend list
US: The leading short-term rental platform Airbnb unveiled what it believes will be the travel trends for 2020. The company identified five unique things that will determine why and how people will book travel in the future. The primarily identified trend was the preference for experiences over things, with destinations being chosen for their unique […]
Your.Rentals releases 2020 Industry Report
Worldwide: Performance software provider Your.Rentals has released its first publication today. The report covers the rise of vacation rental managers in the past, as well as predicting either growth or stagnation in the future. The company conducted surveys with almost 500 property managers, who cover over 3000 properties worldwide. They asked questions of how they […]
How the alternative accommodation sector can thrive in 2020 and beyond
UK: As the last decade draws to a close, Fran Milsom, co-founder and director of Nestor [formerly AirAgents], a hospitality business in the alternative accommodation sector, speaks to ShortTermRentalz and offers his predictions for 2020 and the next decade in the industry. “At the start of the decade, Airbnb was in its infancy and alternative […]
Head into the New Year with 20 / 20 vision: Beonprice
Europe: In this blog post, Beonprice chief customer officer Neville Isaac details why short-term rental owners should be more dynamic in 2020, following the liquidation of renowned tour operator Thomas Cook this year. “What does 2020 hold for the short term rental owner? “The memory of Thomas Cook may linger across Europe – the impact […]
Airbnb sets 2020 as target for initial public offering
US: Airbnb, the world’s largest broker of private lodging for tourists, has announced in a brief statement that it expects to become a public trading company in 2020. The home-sharing firm, which claims to have seven million listings in over 100,000 cities on its platform, had looked set to go in for an initial public […]