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Fall weekend travel getaways are booming as Gen Z travelers look beyond big cities
Airbnb data shows fall weekend trips now outpace summer, with Gen Z booking small towns over major cities.
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Product updates, policy changes, and strategic moves from Airbnb, VRBO, Booking.com, and other short-term rental platforms.
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Airbnb offers Boulder hosts $200 bonus ahead of Sundance 2027
Airbnb's new-host bonus and looser local licensing aim to close Boulder's lodging gap before Sundance's…
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Airbnb names Tuscaloosa a top fall ‘groundhopping’ destination for game-day travelers
Nearly 70% of travelers now book stays near stadiums, and Tuscaloosa made Airbnb's national list.
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Airbnb car rentals reach 500 daily bookings as Vrbo parent Expedia buys CarTrawler
Airbnb’s new car rental offering is already generating about 500 bookings a day through CarTrawler,…
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Hospitable rolls out free new feature to help short-term rental hosts spot more revenue opportunities
Hospitable’s new Opportunity Center uses booking patterns, guest messages and calendar activity to surface personalized…
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What is Plum Guide? Inside the short-term rental platform that accepts just 3% of vacation rentals
Plum Guide accepts just 3% of the vacation rentals it reviews, while a new Chase…
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Capital One Shopping dangles $100 back on $350 Vrbo bookings, one day only
A targeted Capital One Shopping deal offers $100 back on Vrbo bookings of $350 or…
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Airbnb policy chief calls New York STR restrictions ‘draconian’ as hotel prices soar
Airbnb policy chief Patrick Dillon says New York’s short-term rental restrictions have failed to improve…
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Airbnb strikes new deal with Tripadvisor to bring more travel experiences to booking platform
Tripadvisor will feed its catalog of over 425,000 bookable tours and activities directly into Airbnb's…
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Airbnb’s hotel push tests whether growth dilutes its brand
Airbnb's fast-growing hotel business is edging the platform closer to a traditional travel agency model.