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Sep 28Mon
  1. Skift Feed

    Uber Moves into Short-Term Rentals; Airbnb to Launch AI Agent in 2027

    At Skift Global Forum, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi confirmed Uber plans to add vacation rental content through its Expedia Group integration, with 80% of its hotel bookings already coming from UberOne members, bypassing Google. Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky committed to launching an AI agent in 2027, calling it the most important product the company has ever built. The discussion also covered AI agents' impact on short-term rental discovery, reviews, and direct booking data.

Sep 27Sun
  1. Skift Feed

    Airbnb Experiences Pivots to Locals as Paris Growth Hits 6x

    After several false starts since launching more than a decade ago, Airbnb relaunched its experiences business in 2025 with a sluggish start. CEO Brian Chesky said at Skift Global Forum that the company chose to focus on getting one city right — Paris — and that focus is paying off with growth of 6x year over year. Locals in Paris are now booking experiences in Paris, and Airbnb plans to take that playbook to New York and other cities. The company has also relaxed its long-held resistance to high-demand mainstream tours of landmarks like the Eiffel Tower.

Sep 17Thu
  1. Hospitality Technology

    Hospitable Launches Native Split Payouts for Vrbo and Direct Bookings

    Short-term rental operating system Hospitable has rolled out native Split Payouts for Vrbo and direct booking channels, automating revenue distribution between property managers and asset owners at check-in. The feature splits gross booking proceeds at the payment gateway layer, routing owner shares and management commissions directly to separate bank accounts, replacing manual end-of-month trust transfers and statement validation. The automated payout mechanics were previously exclusive to Airbnb's built-in payment engine and now extend to Vrbo and direct engine bookings. It is deployed on Hospitable's Mogul plan for US bank accounts, with a UK rollout planned next.

Sep 10Thu
  1. Skift Feed

    EU Unveils Rules to Help Cities Crack Down on Airbnbs

    The European Commission released a proposal for the Affordable Housing Act, laying out a new method for authorities to identify areas under housing stress and a legal framework to curb short-term rental operations. The Commission said housing has become too expensive for many in the EU and the act helps public authorities protect housing affordability and availability in the most pressured areas. EU officials said housing prices have jumped over 60% since 2013. Trade groups backing the short-term rental industry raised concerns about the legislation.

Sep 9Wed
  1. European Commission Press Corner

    EU adopts Affordable Housing Act framework

    The European Commission adopted the Affordable Housing Act on 9 September 2026, creating a legal framework for Member States and cities to address housing pressure. For the first time it sets technical criteria to define areas under housing stress, enabling local authorities to restrict non-primary-residence uses such as short-term rentals and second homes where justified, necessary and proportionate. Decisions remain with national and local authorities. A Recommendation on housing affordability and supply accompanies the Act, covering planning, renovation, repurposing and investment.

  2. European Commission Press Corner

    New EU rules to help local authorities tackle housing crisis

    The European Commission proposed the Affordable Housing Act to help Member States and cities address housing affordability and availability. It gives public authorities legal certainty to act within EU law, requiring measures such as short-term rental restrictions to be evidence-based, necessary and proportionate. Authorities must show short-term rental activity has had a significant adverse effect on affordability or availability for at least three years and that less restrictive measures would not be equally effective. The Act also covers second homes and prolonged vacancy, and is accompanied by a Recommendation to increase housing supply.

  3. European Commission Press Corner

    Q&A on the Affordable Housing Act: short-term rentals and housing stress

    The European Commission published a Q&A on the Affordable Housing Act, explaining its background and short-term rental impact. A June 2025 Eurobarometer found 40% of Europeans see affordable housing as an immediate and urgent problem where they live, rising to 51% in cities. Between 2018 and 2024, short-term rental activity across the four major platforms grew 93%. The Act provides a common framework to identify areas under housing stress, enabling targeted local measures, while decisions remain with Member States and local authorities. It does not ban short-term rentals or give the EU competence over housing.

  4. Hospitality Technology

    AirDNA Integrates Adapt RMS into Guesty Marketplace for Automated Dynamic Pricing

    Short-term rental PMS Guesty and data/RMS provider AirDNA have launched a native marketplace integration connecting Guesty portfolio accounts directly to AirDNA Adapt, AirDNA's recently launched AI revenue management system. The bi-directional API sync automatically pulls listing details, reservation history, calendar availability, and current rates into Adapt while pushing dynamic rates and minimum-stay rules back to Guesty. The closed-loop data engine combines property-level booking performance from Guesty with AirDNA's market-wide dataset (15 million listings across 120,000 markets) to generate automated, explainable rate recommendations. Available immediately through the Guesty Marketpl…

Sep 5Sat
  1. Skift Feed

    EU Prepares Law to Support Cities' Crackdown on Short-Term Rentals

    The EU is preparing legislation, a central component of a forthcoming Affordable Housing Act, to provide a legal framework for authorities to manage short-term rentals and identify areas with housing market stress. The law would support local authorities in restricting Airbnbs and other short-term rentals. The European Commission is slated to discuss the mandate on September 9.

Sep 3Thu
  1. Skift Feed

    The Short-Term Rental Model for Shrinking Places

    Short-term rental regulation has long focused on housing scarcity, as in New York and Barcelona. But a growing number of regions face the opposite: housing vacancy amid population decline. Japan has about 9 million empty homes, 13.8% of its housing stock. Italy's 'albergo diffuso' model converts empty homes into a unified hotel, creating jobs but hard to scale. Germany's Black Forest and others are piloting it.

  2. Hospitality Technology

    AirDNA Launches 'Adapt,' an AI-Native RMS Offering Plain-Language Rate Rationale

    Short-term rental analytics provider AirDNA has launched Adapt, an AI-native Revenue Management System that sets nightly rates and minimum stay rules across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com listings. It features an explainable AI engine that generates plain-language explanations for rate decisions, and a conversational AI assistant for natural language queries and strategy adjustments.

Sep 2Wed
  1. Skift Feed

    UAE Short-Term Rental Occupancy Recovers, But Demand Lags

    UAE short-term rental occupancy gains are largely supply-driven, not demand-driven, according to AirDNA. Available listings fell nearly 5% in July as hosts exited after weak returns, and Q3 booked nights are pacing about 13% behind last year even as occupancy rose roughly 4%. Early Q4 ADR is running 17% ahead year-over-year, reflecting hosts holding rate on a smaller, earlier-booking pool. Operators report stronger performance, but market data remains cautious.

  2. Skift Feed

    AirDNA Enters Revenue Management Market With Host Dynamic Pricing Tool

    AirDNA has launched Adapt, a revenue management tool priced at $20 per listing, offering four pricing strategies: prioritize revenue, occupancy, a mix, or steadier earnings. The tool has been in beta for nearly three months with 14,000 listings. AirDNA estimates only 15% of hosts globally (31% in the U.S.) use dynamic pricing, indicating significant market potential. Adapt integrates with Airbnb, Guesty, and others, with plans to expand into the Middle East and Latin America.

Aug 30Sun
  1. Skift Feed

    Airbnb Testing Lower Fees for Hosts Who Bring Their Own Guests

    Airbnb is quietly piloting "direct booking links" that offer participating hosts a reduced service fee—reported at 6% to 10% versus the standard 15.5%—when guests book through host-shared links distributed via social media, email, or message boards. Despite the "direct booking" label, the reservation still runs entirely on Airbnb's platform, checkout, and payments, retaining benefits like AirCover; the only change is pricing based on whether the host or the marketplace originated the demand. The move comes as Airbnb transitions all hosts to a single host-paid 15.5% fee model by year-end, and as many operators push to drive bookings to their own websites to reduce platform reliance. While cu…

Aug 28Fri
  1. Web in Travel

    Airbnb's APAC Policy Director: Empathy Over Argument in Short-Term Rental Regulation

    Mich Goh, Airbnb's Director of Public Policy for APAC, shares her approach to short-term rental regulation: listen first, understand government goals. She cites an eight-country study showing 89% of travelers ventured beyond big cities in the past year, and 91% plan to do so again. She emphasizes asking 'what problem are you trying to solve?' rather than defending short-term rentals outright.

Aug 26Wed
  1. Skift Feed

    Harry Styles' Residency Offers NYC Operators a Boost, but Not Taylor Swift Effect

    Harry Styles' two-month, 30-show residency at Madison Square Garden begins August 26. While not expected to match the global impact of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, it is anticipated to provide a sustained boost for New York City hotel and short-term rental operators. CoStar data indicates the city's hospitality sector is already performing strongly with high occupancy, ADR, and RevPAR, and the residency could add to that momentum.

  2. Hospitality Technology

    74% of STR Experience Bookings Occur Before Check-In, Localbird Data Finds

    Digital concierge platform Localbird released its State of STR Experiences 2026 report, analyzing 7,500+ bookings across the US, Mexico, and Costa Rica. Data shows 74% of experience bookings occur before check-in. In the premium market ($500+/night), concierge engagement is 44%, conversion 18%, and average spend per stay $1,000. In-property services yield 27% higher average order value than external tours, with private chefs leading at $464 per booking. The report emphasizes optimizing pre-arrival communication and booking engines to capture this critical revenue window.

Aug 24Mon
  1. Skift Feed

    PE Money Is Coming for STR. The New StayTerra CEO Explains the Strategy.

    On Skift's Good Morning Hospitality podcast, new StayTerra CEO Amy Kothari discusses accelerating PE-backed short-term rental consolidation, what a successful rollup model looks like, and implications for independent operators. The episode also covers Airbnb abandoning its in-house experiences strategy to partner with Tripadvisor, and Expedia Group cutting eight senior executives in a week as it reorganizes around AI, with consequences for Vrbo hosts.

Aug 21Fri
  1. Hospitality Technology

    Hospitable Launches Business Dashboard to Deliver Prescriptive Action Recommendations for STR Hosts

    Hospitable, a property management platform for short-term rentals, has launched its Business Dashboard, replacing passive reporting screens with a personalized command center. The dashboard features an 'Opportunity Center' that analyzes account performance, listing settings, and market trends to deliver prioritized prompts, such as advising low-occupancy properties to activate dynamic pricing or suggesting early check-in upsell modules. It also consolidates daily arrivals, departures, turnovers, and maintenance alerts, and dynamically scales recommendation logic based on portfolio complexity.

Aug 12Wed
  1. Hospitality Technology

    Siloed Revenue Manager Model Leaking Profit for Modern Hospitality Brands

    Thibault Masson, Head of Product Marketing at PriceLabs, argues that the traditional siloed revenue management model is no longer suitable for scaled hotel and short-term rental operations. Revenue decisions are distributed across marketing, operations, finance, and other departments, causing data misalignment, slow response, and profit leakage. The article suggests integrating revenue management systems across the business and using AI to expand analytical capacity and make revenue insights accessible to more teams.

Aug 11Tue
  1. PhocusWire All News

    STRs Enter New Phase of Scrutiny and Structural Growth

    Phocuswright's Global Short-Term Rentals 2026 report shows gross bookings reached $219.9B in 2025, projected to grow at 5.3% CAGR to $270.6B by 2029. The sector has shifted from unregulated growth to enforcement and scrutiny, reshaping supply. Technology shifts including generative AI and Airbnb's expansion beyond stays are transforming discovery and booking, though impact on incremental demand remains unclear. North America STR bookings grew 4% in 2025 to $78B, projected 5% growth in 2026 to $81.8B. Europe will reach $79.7B in 2026. APAC projected 8.9% CAGR to $49.3B by 2029.

Jul 14Tue
  1. PhocusWire All News

    A Market Rewired: 10 Structural Shifts Redefining APAC Travel

    Phocuswright's report identifies ten structural shifts reshaping Asia-Pacific travel, spanning demographics, geopolitics, infrastructure, capital, and technology. These forces interact to redefine demand. India, Indonesia, and Malaysia remain young and growing, while Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan face aging populations. Geopolitical tensions impact arrivals, such as Cambodia's 36% drop and Japan's forecast $7.7 billion loss due to friction with China. Rail and short-term rentals gain share, fintech becomes infrastructure, hotel groups expand abroad, venture capital tightens, and cross-industry partnerships emerge as new distribution channels.

Jun 22Mon
  1. PhocusWire All News

    Startup Stage: HostProfit.ai targets STR intelligence layer

    HostProfit.ai is a startup building an intelligence layer for short-term rental operators, founded by Erwan Le Roy. The platform combines pricing, listing quality, distribution, advertising, and AI visibility data to help operators identify revenue opportunities. Le Roy, who operates 42 short-term rental properties, argues that operators face challenges from fragmented tools and the rise of AI-powered travel discovery. The company uses a subscription model of $58 per listing per month and offers a guarantee of 5x the annual fee in recoverable revenue.

Jun 16Tue
May 21Thu
  1. PhocusWire All News

    Airbnb's Summer Release: Personalization and Community Ambitions

    Airbnb's Summer Release introduces features like social map, AI review highlights, ask about this home, wishlist comparison, and plans for car rentals and luggage storage. These moves aim to drive personalization and transition from a vacation rental marketplace to a global community. Airbnb emphasizes its 200 million verified identities as a foundation for building a social network.

May 6Wed
  1. PhocusWire All News

    Journey Acquires Experiences Platform Epicurate

    Hospitality loyalty startup Journey has acquired Epicurate to add experience packaging to its platform. Boutique hotels and short-term rental operators can sell experiences like private dining, wellness, and excursions through the same system, and travelers can book via the Journey app and earn rewards. Epicurate's founder joins Journey as head of dining and experiences. Journey also expanded its seed round to $15 million.

Apr 28Tue
Apr 24Fri
  1. PhocusWire All News

    AI in Short-Term Rentals: Costs, Flops and Hits

    At the Short Stay Summit in London, Casago CEO Steve Schwab and Forge Holiday Group CEO Graham Donoghue discussed the costs and value of AI in the short-term rental industry. Forge spends $30,000-$50,000 monthly on Anthropic tokens and is considering a token optimizer role. Schwab predicts a 'token economy' and warns of rising compute costs. Despite expenses, both see value: Forge's Vivid Stay tool converts static images to video in 25 minutes, previously costing $2,000-$3,000. They also shared failures, including conversational search not gaining traction and employee resistance to change.

Apr 22Wed
  1. PhocusWire All News

    Veeve Adds 200 Onefinestay Homes in London and Paris

    Short-term rental management company Veeve (part of UnderTheDoormat Group) has taken over management of 200 high-end homes from Onefinestay in London and Paris, expecting additional revenues of ~£2.3 million annually. Onefinestay will support the transition for continuity. CEO Merilee Karr says this reinforces Veeve's position in the high-end market. The move follows the successful onboarding of over 700 properties during the UnderTheDoormat-Veeve merger. Onefinestay plans to expand in Europe, the Caribbean, and the US.

Apr 6Mon
  1. PhocusWire All News

    Lake.com introduces subscription model for hosts

    Lake.com launched an annual subscription model for STR hosts and property managers, replacing commission-based bookings. Premium costs $499/year, Portfolio $3,999/year, offering commission-free booking and direct booking. This responds to the direct booking trend, providing more flexibility.

Mar 27Fri
  1. PhocusWire All News

    Spain to enforce €64 million Airbnb fine

    Spain's High Court of Justice of Madrid has denied Airbnb's request to halt a €64 million fine, which Airbnb must now pay. The fine was issued in December for advertising unlicensed short-term rentals, incorrect licenses, or misleading advertising. The ministry said the fine was six times the profit Airbnb gained from illegal listings, identifying around 65,000 violations. Airbnb has removed the listings and is collaborating with Spain's Ministry of Housing on the new national registration system.

Mar 12Thu
  1. PhocusWire All News

    Short-term rental sector bets on AI search to drive direct bookings

    The short-term rental sector is on the cusp of a shift driven by AI search, but key players are uncertain how it will disrupt traditional booking patterns. LLMs like ChatGPT and Claude are jostling for position, and Google is experimenting with AI-mode ads. Experts advise acting now and hedging bets. Data shows AI search traffic is still small but growing fast. For example, Forge Holiday Group sees 7% of traffic from AI, and Pass the Keys estimates zero-click results contribute 8-10%. Many operators have low direct booking shares, but AI may present opportunities.

Oct 4Mon
  1. PhocusWire All News

    PhocusWire Pulse Focuses on Rentals On The Rise

    The sixth PhocusWire Pulse virtual event took place on September 27, 2021, focusing on rapid progress in the alternative accommodation sector. Supported by Salesforce, the program covered technology, targeting niches, business travel, policy and regulation, and customer acquisition. Speakers came from Airbnb, Rentals United, RVShare, Salesforce, CuddlyNest, Phocuswright, AnyPlace, HomeToGo and Transparent.