short term rental market intelligence Archives

General Interest

Global hospitality outlook: demand data for vacation rentals & hotels

With the hospitality industry still riding the wave of uncertainty through the COVID-19 pandemic and all its ramifications, Transparent & Amadeus have taken a minute to understand the demand outlook in hotels and vacation rentals across the globe.

Investors

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.

Property Management

Airbnb Plus: what, how & why?

Recently we wrote about Airbnb’s Superhost program; what it is, how to get it and what it’s worth. Now, it’s the turn of Airbnb Plus. How do you get a listing awarded a Plus badge, and what does the data say you stand to gain if you do? Read on for more…

Investors

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?

Property Management

Airbnb Superhost: what, how & why

Airbnb’s host reward program ‘Superhost’ exists to highlight top performing hosts in the community to potential guests, but exactly what is a Superhost? How do you become an Airbnb Superhost? And what does the data say about the benefits of being a Superhost?

Investors

US: How much revenue do vacation rentals in your area make?

With our new free Smart Rental account you can visualise any market worldwide, and see how it compares in terms of average daily rate (ADR), occupancy, revenue and platform distribution.
Let’s look at the big vacation rental hitters in the US and how they stack up.

General Interest

Smart Rental Free – access global vacation rental data, free.

Transparent’s vacation rental data empowers the industry and beyond. Our Smart Rental Pro dashboard boosts property manager rates and revenue up to 25% with data insights to optimize strategy.
Now our free Smart Rental account brings the power of our data to everyone. Try it at seetransparent.com/dashboard

General Interest

OTA differences: Airbnb vs Vrbo vs Booking.com

No matter if you’re a guest, host or property manager, this guide to OTAs, will help you understand the differences between Airbnb and Vrbo and Booking.com. Which services do they offer? What are the costs? And crucially for hosts & property managers, how do the typical bookings on each platform differ?