Short-Term Rental and Vacation Rental News

What a difference a year makes — and perhaps a pandemic. During a discussion at this year’s Skift Short-Term Rental & Outdoor Summit on December 9, held online, signs of more collaborative…

Airbnb advisor Chip Conley had some grounding messages about the company he has seen grow into a force in travel. Never forget the original mission on which the homesharing giant was launched. It hasn't, says Conley.

In this Skift Short-Term Rental and Outdoor Summit Video, we hear from Julie Brinkman, COO, Beyond Pricing, about how the company’s cohesive revenue management solution helps short-term rental customers better understand (and respond to) real-time changes in supply and demand.

Airbnb's IPO was a talking point across the two days, but this summit dived into rich and diverse sectors that have weathered the pandemic surprisingly well. The best is yet to come.

Thursday was a historic day for Airbnb and the travel industry at large. Airbnb is a excellent business, but is it a $100 billion business?

Kudos to Airbnb for a dramatic comeback in its initial public offering. But the valuation, propelled by euphoric investors in a hot IPO market, was divorced from reality.

Horizonless highways and RVs certainly have a lot of appeal in the current climate, but longer term they'll be competing against aggressive hotel and flight discounting.

Since Skift's own launch it was the first media outlet to ask hard questions of Airbnb, and it has been amazing to document that journey of the company from start…

Skift since its own launch was the first media outlet to ask hard questions of Airbnb, and it has been amazing to document that journey of the company from start till its IPO day and beyond. My thoughts in an audio essay.

Stay Alfred's collapse opened up for Frontdesk an opportunity to rise in rental property management with a less-risky model. More interestingly, Frontdesk's new software offering for multifamily communities takes advantage of an opportunity left on the table by Expedia Group, which botched the execution of its Pillow and ApartmentJet acquisitions.