by Paris Achen | Oct 20, 2025 | Guest Communications, Hosting and Management, Marketing
2026 is shaping up to be a blockbuster year for event-related travel, with the FIFA World Cup, global concert tours, and major cultural festivals expected to draw millions of visitors to U.S. cities. Big events like these fuel bookings, appeal to new demographics,...
by Paris Achen | Oct 14, 2025 | News, Regulatory News
A federal appeals court on Oct. 7, 2025, struck down two controversial pieces of New Orleans’ short-term rental ordinance, the latest episode in a years-long legal saga over how far the city can go to rein in the proliferation of short-term rentals. In a split...
by Paris Achen | Oct 13, 2025 | Guest Communications, Hosting and Management
Many short-term rental hosts are natural nurturers and people-pleasers, driven by a genuine desire to make others feel comfortable and cared for. But that same empathy can turn into overthinking and anxiety, especially in an industry where success depends on public...
by Paris Achen | Oct 13, 2025 | Humans of Short-Term Rentals
Feature Image: The Vacation Rental Design Summit, founded by (from left to right) Jane Dagmi of HPxD, Ericka Saurit of Saurit Creative, and Jessica Duce of JDuce Design and Vacation Rental Designers. Twice a year, the city of High Point, North Carolina, becomes the...
by Paris Achen | Sep 30, 2025 | Industry News, News, Regulatory News
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is anticipated to draw some 6.5 million visitors in North America, and many host cities – Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, Greater New York City (into New Jersey), Philadelphia, Seattle, and the San Francisco...
by Paris Achen | Sep 10, 2025 | News, Regulatory News
California’s legislature has passed Senate Bill 346, authorizing local governments to mandate that short-term rental platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo share host and property data with local governments to enhance enforcement of lodging taxes and regulations. Known as...
by Paris Achen | Sep 2, 2025 | News, Regulatory News
A federal judge has halted enforcement of some contested provisions in Clark County’s short-term rental ordinance, including a requirement that booking platforms verify that each listed property holds a valid county license. In an order issued Aug. 28, 2025, U.S....
by Paris Achen | Aug 12, 2025 | Humans of Short-Term Rentals
When Hurricane Helene hit western North Carolina in September 2024, April Burns couldn’t sit back and watch. She posted a call for help on social media and woke up to $4,000 in donations in her Venmo app. Within days, she had filled a donated box truck with supplies...
by Paris Achen | Jul 30, 2025 | News, Regulatory News
The Montana Supreme Court has ruled that short-term rentals violate restrictive covenants in a residential subdivision in Flathead County. The ruling in Brandt v. R&R Mountain Escapes LLC, issued July 22, 2025, interpreted a set of covenants dating back to 1990...
by Paris Achen | Jul 25, 2025 | News, Regulatory News
UPDATE: The Texas Court of Appeals on Aug. 19, 2025, dismissed the City of Dallas’s motion for reconsideration of a February ruling that upheld a temporary injunction that stopped the city from enforcing its 2023 short-term rental ban and related restrictions. The...
