Analysis of regulation, platforms, tourism, demand, cities and markets changing how short-term rentals are operated, managed and invested in.
This is not a news aggregator. We select developments that deserve context, explanation and a useful reading for owners, managers and investors.
A vacation rental can show profit and still suffer from cash shortages. Learn the difference between profit, cash flow, debt, investments, and available money.
Read analysis →A vacation rental can show profit and still suffer from cash shortages. Learn the difference between profit, cash flow, debt, investments, and available money.
ADR, occupancy, and RevPAR measure different things. Learn what each metric means, how it is calculated, and which one to use to determine if a vacation rental is truly improving.
‘Good’ occupancy is not universal. Calculate how many nights you need to sell to cover costs and start making money with a break-even occupancy formula.
Financial guide to understanding the real margin of a tourist property in 2026: OTA commissions, operating costs, management, financing, and the money that actually remains for the owner.
Financial comparison between direct booking and Airbnb in 2026: commission, acquisition cost, payments, fraud, cancellations, and real margin. With formula and break-even point.
Before lowering prices out of fear, separate visibility, clicks, conversion, availability, total price, and cancellations. A financial and operational diagnosis for Airbnb hosts in 2026.
Financial comparison of Airbnb's cancellation policies in 2026: when it makes sense to be flexible, when to protect cash flow, and how to measure the real cost of a cancellation.
A manager can charge 15%, 20%, 25%, or more and still be considered cheap or expensive depending on what they deliver. The mistake is looking only at the percentage. The correct calculation includes the commission base, VAT, OTAs, extras, time freed up, and actual income increase.
The vacation rental sector is consolidating, and more managers are wondering how much their company is really worth. The answer lies not in the number of properties, but in the quality of profit, contracts, recurrence, owner concentration, and the ability to operate independently of the founder.
Vrbo changes its commission model on October 29, 2026. We calculate how much it could cost owners and managers, what happens if you were paying 5%, and how to review prices, channels, and margins before the change.
Vrbo's new terms, effective October 29, 2026, introduce a 30-day attribution rule for certain leads and reinforce consistency across channels. We explain what this means for your margin and your direct sales strategy.
A PMS can become the operational center of a vacation rental business. We explain what it is, how it works, what tasks it automates, and why it does not replace financial control of the business.
High revenues do not guarantee a healthy business. These seven signs help detect issues with margins, cash flow, costs, collections, and taxation before they turn into losses.
Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo, and Expedia can help you get more bookings, but they also add commissions and costs that directly affect the actual profit of the accommodation. We analyze how OTAs work and what any owner or manager should measure.
The event creates a useful checkpoint for hosts to review pickup, rates and minimum stays before October.
The official private-lodging system will be unavailable overnight from September 30 to October 1.
A PMS can help you manage reservations, calendars, and operations. But to run the business, you need to know how much you really earn, where the money goes, and what fiscal impact each property has.
Discover how Airbnb's AirCover works and what real protection it offers to owners against damages caused by guests. We analyze its limitations and the importance of documentation in the claims process.
Billing is not the same as earning. Learn how to calculate the real profit of a tourist property considering income, operating expenses, financing, and margin.
Calculating the profitability of a tourist property based solely on income and commissions usually presents an overly optimistic picture. These are the expenses that should really be included.
Managing multiple properties and knowing how much each one earns is not enough. To identify which is truly more profitable, you need to compare income, expenses, margin, occupancy, ADR, RevPAR, and operating costs.
A financial director for a tourist accommodation gathers the economic data of the lodging, analyzes its profitability, and helps turn them into decisions.
A monthly settlement should clearly explain what the property has billed, what has been collected, what expenses exist, how much corresponds to the manager, and what net amount the owner receives.
The Commission proposal would give local authorities a clearer legal framework to act where short-term rentals significantly affect housing availability or affordability.
Highland Council is consulting until 30 November 2026 on a fixed nightly levy model for visitor accommodation.
Airbnb is rolling out more flexible seasonal prices, weekend adjustments, shorter last-minute minimum stays and progressive discounts.
The levy starts in April 2027, but reservations made from 28 September 2026 can already fall inside the future charging period.
Paid visitor accommodation enters a new mandatory national registration system, with the general registration window running to 31 March 2027.
Older DMS registrations must be checked before the regional compliance deadline.
Japan has a rare five-day Silver Week from 19 to 23 September 2026. Official holiday dates and JTB booking data point to a meaningful domestic travel window, but pricing decisions should still be made destination by destination.
The British government has already defined the framework for the future Overnight Visitor Levy in England: it will be local, percentage-based, and will require legislative development before it can be charged. We analyze what has been decided, what remains open, and how an accommodation should prepare without confusing political announcements with current obligations.
EICMA 2026 will have two distinct demand windows: professionals and press on November 3–4, and the public from November 5 to 8. We analyze volume, transport to Rho Fiera, guest profiles, minimum stay, and margin scenarios to avoid just raising the ADR.
The Singapore GP generates a week of exceptional mobility. Before discussing prices, it's essential to separate legality, access, and operational costs.
Tokyo Game Show runs September 17–21, 2026 for a record five days. Hosts should review pricing, stay length and availability now.
SBC Summit brings around 40,000 professionals to Lisbon from September 29 to October 1. Hosts should review pricing, minimum stay and booking gaps.
Guesty activates additional fees by date and length of stay on October 1, 2026. We calculate when short-stay fees can protect margin.
Blocking preparation nights can simplify operations, but it can also destroy margin. We calculate when it pays off to reduce the buffer between bookings.
Airbnb has documented a 15.5% host-only fee in Bolivia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala and Panama. Here is the payout calculation hosts should review.
Paris Fashion Week creates a wider accommodation-demand window than the event dates themselves. Hosts should review pricing, minimum stay and pickup now.
Airbnb limits the collection of security deposits for most hosts. We review what can be required and how to financially protect a vacation rental.
Portugal overnight stays are growing, but French demand fell 7.9% through July. Calculate your property's real exposure before cutting prices.
Booking may charge a commission on a cancellation or no-show penalty. Calculate how much you really keep after the commission.
Airbnb may apply fees of 10%, 25%, or 50% if the host cancels. Calculate when repairing may be much cheaper than canceling.
Kauai and Niihau face an operational risk window due to Lowell. The key is to act on safety, access, and communication without extrapolating the risk to all of Hawaii.
On September 27, Berlin will host international runners and their companions, impacting demand and mobility.
Do you accept dogs or cats in your accommodation? Calculate how much extra work a pet generates, what rate you need to recover that cost, and when it’s best to charge per reservation, night, pet, or pet-night.
Munich is gearing up for Oktoberfest. An example shows why a longer stay with a lower ADR can leave more margin.
Nice opens a window until December 31 for certain initial change of use requests aimed at tourist rentals in quota areas.
New Zealand updates its standard cost system for certain short-stay hosts. We explain who can use it and how it works.
The new ordinance approved by Hillsborough County introduces an annual registration per dwelling and a new inspection framework for short-term vacation rentals in the unincorporated areas of the county. It will take effect on January 1, 2027.
From July 24, 2026, England maintains the 140/70/140 test and adds a specific route for certain complexes of five or more self-catering units.
The official Portuguese inspection guide, updated on August 29, 2026, allows for the review of a Local Accommodation through five operational checks.
Airbnb is testing links with some hosts that reduce the commission when they bring in the guest. The news matters; the math matters more. We calculate how much you can discount, how much you can spend to secure that reservation, and where your break-even point is.
What does a limit of 180, 90, 30, or 15 nights really do to a tourist property? We keep everything the same and change just one variable to measure it.
Learn how to calculate how much a reservation should leave, your real cleaning cost, profitable minimum stay, and break-even point for a vacation rental
Vacation rentals continue to grow, but managing more bookings no longer guarantees more money. Regulation, margins, distribution, taxation, and data are turning each tourist accommodation into a small business. We analyze what is changing and why Gatavia was created to cover a layer that the sector still has fragmented.
Heat, saturation, and prices are starting to shift tourism demand towards Northern Europe. We analyze the signals that may change tourism in 2026.
Airbnb in Mexico City 2026: mandatory registration, taxation, host obligations, and new rules for investing or managing temporary rentals.
New regulation of short-term rentals in Europe: the EU is preparing measures on housing, Airbnb, and short-term rentals. We analyze what may change.
European regulation on short-term rentals 2026: discover what changes with Regulation EU 2024/1028 for Airbnb, Booking, owners, and managers.
Salt Lake City has launched a new regime for short-term rentals, and Airbnb is already in conflict with the City Council over its control methods. Mandatory licensing, a minimum of two nights, a maximum of 200 nights per year, and zoning restrictions.
