Jackie Longo is the managing editor at REWire Media, where she covers the short-term rental industry, real estate, and travel. She has more than 20 years of experience working with national news outlets, and her work has appeared in Business Insider, Travel + Leisure, The Sporting News, MSN, and Yahoo. Jackie holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from West Virginia University and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Airbnb’s new car rental offering is already generating about 500 bookings a day through CarTrawler, the company being acquired by Vrbo parent Expedia Group.
Hospitable’s new Opportunity Center uses booking patterns, guest messages and calendar activity to surface personalized ways hosts may be able to earn more.
Casago says all former Vacasa markets have now been sold to local franchise owners or other operators, with final transitions expected to wrap up in September.
St. Pete Beach officials are weighing whether registration fees, inspections and new technology could help the city better police unauthorized vacation rentals without creating an expensive new bureaucracy.
A wave of new state and local vacation rental associations is being funded and coordinated through a shared collaborative, changing how the industry pushes back on regulations.
Airbnb policy chief Patrick Dillon says New York’s short-term rental restrictions have failed to improve housing affordability while hotel prices have climbed.
Expedia said U.S. travel demand reached its fastest growth rate in 15 quarters, while more than 40 percent of Vrbo bookings included partner-funded offers.
Stowe has capped most short-term rental licenses at 850, freezing new permits until the popular Vermont ski town’s active inventory falls below the limit.
Travelers are booking years ahead for the chance to spend their vacation recommending books, arranging displays, and running a small Scottish bookstore.
Airbnb is buying its first permanent Manhattan office since New York's strict short-term rental law effectively ended the platform's core business there.
Casago has launched its first Belize franchise, converting the former Vacasa Belize operation into a locally owned business as its international expansion accelerates.
Hospitable data found STRs using dynamic pricing lowered average daily rates by 2.3 percent while increasing RevPAR by 11.6 percent and occupancy by 13.4 percent.
World Cup demand could draw more first-time hosts into short-term rentals, but tax, licensing and registration rules may be more complicated than they expect.
Rockaway Beach, Oregon has completed the first destination-wide accessibility audit of short-term rentals in the country, setting a potential compliance benchmark for other markets.
PriceLabs co-founder Richie Khandelwal told REWire Media that financial risk, limited access to capital and tax barriers are keeping some successful short-term rental operators from making the leap into full-time…
A city controller report finds more than 1,300 Philadelphia Airbnb listings are operating without valid licenses, signaling a likely enforcement crackdown.
