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Learn more about short-term and vacation rental management with our industry-leading reports.
Industry trends
As a leading technology provider for businesses in the short-term and vacation rental space, we get the opportunity to work with managers and companies of all sizes and types. This gives us a great overview of the industry and the trends that are shaping it, and we enjoy sharing the information with you.
How 2024 went and how to make 2025 even better!
The trends, challenges, and opportunities vacation rental management companies faced in 2024 and their plans for a successful 2025.
Implement targeted marketing tactics based on data-driven insights
This guide demonstrates simple yet effective data analysis to expand marketing reach. You’ll see ways to easily collect guest insights and larger demand trends, and identify ways to implement that data across marketing and growth strategies.
Effective habits for female leaders that are both useful and empowering.
In a male-dominated environment, female leaders need encouragement and practical strategies for success. This includes sharing ideas and supporting team members. Here are five effective habits for female leaders that are both useful and empowering.
Identify this generation’s potential motivation challenges.
Explore the Quiet Quitting trend's implications on your vacation rental brand and learn actionable strategies to re-engage your team. Discover the evolving work dynamics that might affect your business and ways to ensure exceptional guest experiences.
Learn all about how micro brands can help get you more out of your marketing efforts
Learn all about how micro brands can help get you more out of your marketing efforts PLUS tips and tricks to create your own micro brands!
Actionable growth tactics you can easily implement
Large companies have already figured out how to run a vacation rental business efficiently. We look at how they structure their processes and explain how you can achieve similar results without hiring staff or contractors.
Here's how to select a PMS that’s right for you in a careful and methodical approach.
Having the right PMS for your vacation rental business is essential to efficient operations. In this eBook, we provide guidance to vacation rental operators on how to select a PMS that’s right for you in a careful and methodical approach.
Stop spending so much on booking commissions & become independent of OTAs.
A growing number of hosts and managers have been attracting guests and bookings without the help of listing sites or online travel agencies (OTAs). In this paper, we take an honest look at this growing trend to give you unique insights into what your peers are doing. We also review options for implementation.
Applying the maturity model to vacation rental companies.
The maturity model is a simple, yet powerful business tool that can unlock growth. We’ve made it easy and mapped out the whole thing so busy managers can easily see which processes are slowing them down, and what they need to do to eliminate barriers to expansion.
The art of advertising your properties at scale
Multi-channel distribution means to advertise your properties on multiple listing sites or OTAs, allowing a property manager to reach more potential guests and reduce vacancies. In this paper, we look at what hosts and managers have to do to implement this marketing technique, and which tech tools are required.
Hospitality trends
The following reports track trends in hospitality as they relate to vacation and short-term rentals. Each report comes with tips & tricks about how you can capitalize on certain trends to reduce vacancy, optimize your bookings, and ultimately make more money.
How 2024 went and how to make 2025 even better!
The trends, challenges, and opportunities vacation rental management companies faced in 2024 and their plans for a successful 2025.
Boost your vacation rental revenue with strategic upselling
This guide dives into real transaction data to reveal the most effective upsells in the vacation rental industry. You’ll also learn how to implement automated upsells that align with guest preferences and increase profitability without additional bookings. Data-driven actionable insights to integrate upsells into your business!
How 2023 went and how to make 2024 even better!
The trends, challenges, and opportunities vacation rental management companies faced in 2023 and their plans for a successful 2024.
Learn how different pieces of software work together to boost your profits, reduce mistakes, and save you time
Learn how different pieces of software work together to boost your profits, reduce mistakes, and save you time.
The trends, challenges, and opportunities vacation rental management companies face in 2022 and beyond.
This report provides unique insights into current vacation rental trends, the tech tools successful management companies use, and how the industry is adjusting to post-pandemic guest expectations.
Hospitality trends and software in vacation rental management
After the crash of 2020, the vacation rental industry bounced back in 2021. However, rising guest expectations, increasingly stringent public health regulations, and a more competitive market have placed new pressures on vacation rental managers. Learn about these strategies and what you can do to keep growing in this critical period.
Find out what amenities guests are willing to pay more for
See which services vacation rental guests are willing to pay extra for during their stay. In collaboration with AllTheRooms, we created a report based on our own data to learn more about the spending behavior of guests and how you can capitalize on it.
The global vacation rental management industry, and software preferences
Using authoritative data sources, we estimate the global number of vacation rental management companies. We also look at managers' software preferences, the challenges in choosing the right Property Management Platform (PMP), and how much managers spend on technology.
Hospitality trends in the short-term and vacation rental industry
2020 was a year of change for hosts and managers across the globe. The pandemic forced many to rethink how they operate, the tech tools they use, their marketing strategies, and how they manage guest expectations. From direct booking sites, to powerful guest communication tools, our unique insights show how quickly the industry adjusted and what you can do to match or outpace your competitors.
Hospitality trends and software in vacation rental management
Curious to see how your peers operate their businesses and processes? In our 2019 Industry Report, we surveyed hosts and managers with portfolios of all types to understand which trends are taking shape, what software has become popular, and where the industry is headed.
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