Esmond Fountain: The connector behind the RR Network community
Esmond Fountain had a sheltered upbringing, where journaling often replaced television as the main form of entertainment. Growing up as a military brat, he moved from base to base, adapting to new cultures and learning to embrace new faces and changes with a spirit of...
2025 insights for short-term rental hosts from Expedia Group’s Tim Rosolio
The short-term rental industry is thriving, but staying ahead requires operators to adapt to rapidly advancing guest expectations, regulations, and technology. During a fireside chat at the RR Summit Rise and Thrive, Tim Rosolio, Vice President of Vacation Rental...
What New York State’s new STR registry means for hosts, platforms, and local governments
New York State's landmark short-term rental registry law allows counties to opt into a program to track and regulate vacation rentals and requires STR operators to remit sales tax on their bookings. Gov. Kathy Hochul approved S.885C/A.4130C on Dec. 21. Effective in...
2025 Short-term Rental Regulations Predictions
Short-term rental regulations evolve each year. “It seems like the cool thing to do right now is to create regulations on the vacation rental industry,” said Julie Koster, Executive Director of the Colorado Lodging and Resort Alliance (CLARA) and the Summit...
Rent Responsibly Inaugural Industry Council 2024
Advocacy and professionalization are team sports, and it’s essential for these efforts to earn the trust of STR hosts, managers, policymakers, guests, and the general public. That’s why this year we launched our inaugural RR Industry Council, a cohort of reputable and...
Top 10 Articles of 2024
This year, the STR industry faced increasing headwinds that show no sign of slowing. As our top articles this year show, it’s these trying times that light up the entrepreneurial nature of hosts and property managers. We as an STR community have been asking, “How can...
2024 Election: Short-term rental ballot measure results
On Election Day, voters in multiple U.S. states cast ballots on measures affecting short-term rentals, passing a mix of new and increased lodging taxes and rejecting more draconian measures. From Alabama to California, communities wrestled with ways to balance tourism...
Roundup: Big 2025 destination events that attract guests
As 2025 approaches, it’s never too early to start preparing to host travelers intent on experiencing the excitement of concerts, festivals, sports events, and natural phenomena coming to your area. This influx of guests offers short-term rental hosts a unique...
California is Election 2024’s hotbed of STR ballot measures
Short-term rental (STR) regulations and taxes are trending across the country, but as the November elections approach, California has emerged as a hotbed of ballot activity. From a citizen initiative in the coastal city of Dana Point that would restrict STR activity...
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