What are the best places to buy vacation rental property in Europe in 2021?
In this article we analyse vacation rental data from the top 500 European markets by supply, to assess which earn the most per available night on our main OTAs.
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Vacation Rental Investments in Florida
A guide on vacation rental investments in Florida including market tips & data from vacation rental real estate marketplace Vrolio
Grow your portfolio: investing in high-performing short-term rentals
Investing in high-performing short-term rentals is clearly the name of the game – but how do you pick the wheat from the chaff? Co-founder & COO of last-minute booking app Staze, Henry Popiolek, walks us through how to identify the right UK short-term rentals in this new, critical climate.
A look at the Vacasa & Turnkey deal
After an extended courtship, the two largest vacation rental PMs – Vacasa and Turnkey – tied the knot this week when Vacasa acquired its smaller rival Turnkey. What can we learn from the Vacasa & Turnkey deal?
Top performing European short term rental markets through COVID-19
At the beginning of April last year, European reservations were down 92% on 2019. Some areas however, have climbed out of this abyss, and through 2020 have secured more reservations than in 2019.
So which European short term rental markets are attracting higher demand through COVID-19 and what’s the outlook for 2021?
Top performing US vacation rental markets through COVID-19 & 2021 outlook
Which are the top performing US vacation rental markets attracting higher demand through current challenges?
In April 2020, US reservations were down 94% on 2019. Some areas however, have climbed out of this abyss, and through 2020 even secured more reservations than 2019. So which US vacation rental markets are currently booming?
Airbnb Experiences at IPO
Airbnb need Experiences to remain a successful core to their efforts, and not only to bolster revenue. A point of difference in its inevitable consumer competition with Vrbo and Booking.com, Experiences are a venture Airbnb is keen to highlight and validate ahead of its IPO. But just how significant are they?
Airbnb at IPO part I: Who are today’s Airbnb hosts and how loyal are they?
While the precise alchemy of Airbnb’s brand is a mystery, Airbnb’s supply and its host community is surely a huge ingredient. How hosts & their loyalty to Airbnb have changed are therefore crucial questions ahead of the Airbnb IPO.
Vacation rental return estimator & client proposal generator from a free template
Preparing a proposal for a new owner or property can be one of the most time consuming, critical and common tasks that a property manager has to face day to day.
In this article we are going to show you how to use our free google sheet template for estimating revenue for a new property and building a solid client proposal.
Europe: How much money do vacation rentals make in your area?
With our new free Smart Rental account you can visualise any vacation rental market worldwide, and evaluate average daily rate, occupancy, revenue and platform distribution.
Let’s take a look at the big short term rental hitters in Europe and see how they compare.
Rental Arbitrage: How to make money on Airbnb
Rental arbitrage is the act of renting a property longer term, to re-rent it on a short let basis in order to turn a profit. So how does it all work?