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Articles tagged “vacation rentals”

Short-Term Rentals

Choice Hotels on Extended Stay Versus Short-Term Rentals: Interview

Choice Hotels doesn't consider private equity entrants as competition, but as potential collaborators.

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 1 month ago

Choice Hotels on Extended Stay Versus Short-Term Rentals: Interview

Short-Term Rentals

Italian Property Manager DoveVivo and UK, French Affiliates Rebrand as Joivy

Every rebranding is an opportunity to communicate a company's identity to its partners and customers. Joivy is no different.

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 1 month ago

Italian Property Manager DoveVivo and UK, French Affiliates Rebrand as Joivy

Short-Term Rentals

Sonder Ups Its Bets on Hotels

Sonder's latest strategy: focus on hotels

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 1 month ago

Sonder Ups Its Bets on Hotels

News Blog

Miami Startup Launches Vacation Rentals Crowdfunding Platform

Miami startup Foothold.co has launched a real estate crowdfunding platform for investing in luxury vacation rentals. Following SEC compliance and the finalization of its online investment processing platform, Foothold.co allows both accredited and non-accredited investors, starting from $200.  Foothold was founded in September 2022 after raising capital to invest in real estate for private investors,…

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 2 months ago

News Blog

Hyatt Sold Off Its Vacation Rental Management Arm For Up To $50 Million

In late September, Hyatt Hotels announced that it was exiting its vacation rental management business while launching an online short-term rental platform soon. Its Destination Residences Management unit was sold to a real estate investor called Lowe, which, through an affiliate, will run it under Lowe and Coral Tree, though no price was disclosed at…

Rafat Ali | 2 months ago

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb and Booking Set to Benefit From EU Agreement on Short-Term Rentals

Establishing uniform short-term rental rules across the European Union would be a major step forward for the sector. Local opponents would not greet the news enthusiastically.

Foo Yun Chee , Reuters | 2 months ago

Airbnb and Booking Set to Benefit From EU Agreement on Short-Term Rentals

Online Travel

Despegar Sees Brazil Gains After Alleged Airline Ticket Ponzi Scheme Goes Bust

Brazil is a huge market, as are airline tickets, for Despegar. A rival with an alleged Ponzi scheme for selling airline tickets wasn't really fair competition.

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Despegar Sees Brazil Gains After Alleged Airline Ticket Ponzi Scheme Goes Bust

News Blog

Booking Holdings Is Compensating Hosts and Partners for Payments Failure

The problem surfaced in late Summer — Booking.com's short-term rental hosts in Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America cited financial hardships because the company wasn't paying them for guest stays. A condo hotel that was listed on Booking.com. Source: Booking.com CEO Glenn Fogel told financial analysts last week during Booking Holdings' third quarter earnings call that…

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Short-Term Rentals

Vacasa Sheds More Vacation Rental Owners

Vacasa's problem of homeowner churn continues, but the company is resting its hopes on cost cuts.

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 2 months ago

Vacasa Sheds More Vacation Rental Owners

Short-Term Rentals

Inspirato Aims to Cut Its Way to Profit at Its Luxury Vacation Clubs

Inspirato's ticket to growth: focus on cost savings. Plus, it has an investment from Capital One.

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 2 months ago

Inspirato Aims to Cut Its Way to Profit at Its Luxury Vacation Clubs