...Casago's acquisition of Vacasa to anti-tourism protests in Europe and regulatory crackdowns across North America. Let's dive into the top stories shaping short-term rentals right now.
Airbnb's Q1 2025 earnings revealed a 6% year-over-year revenue increase () to $2.27 billion, surpassing expectations. However, the...
May 2025 brought powerful new automation capabilities, including six new Trigger and Tag automations, Google Ads and Tag Manager support, two new Gap Night field codes, and more exciting updates.
* New Features (#new-features)
* Trigger & Tag Conditions Expanded for New Automations (#new-conditions)
* Google Ads and Tag Manager (#google-ads-tags)
* Gap Night Field Codes (#gap-night)...
...ces. Here are this week's top headlines shaping the short-term rental landscape.
The U.S. travel sector is showing signs of a slowdown as economic pressures mount. Expedia's Q1 revenue came in at $2.98 billion () , below expectations, triggering a 9.2% drop in its stock price, largely d...
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Touch Stay () offers digital guest welcome books to help hosts provide guests with information about the property and surrounding area. Welcome books can be completely customized to your brand. Touch Stay integrates with OwnerRez to import y...
...rbnb lets you set a time cutoff so you at least have a little warning - say, noon. You set this time in the Airbnb channel integration configuration settings.
Don't forget that this setting can also be overridden on a per-property level, under Properties > pick a property > Channel Rules:
...ou want - your business should have one identity.
To add or create a customized theme, users can navigate to Settings > Branding & Legal > Theming.
To create another theme, click the + Create Theme button.
This invites users to enter a new name, phone number, contact...
Subject
New Airbnb Cancellation Policy Changes Body
Hi [first name]!
We're writing to inform you about upcoming changes to Airbnb's cancellation policies (
.../enahnced-damage-protection-common-issues-questions) . What is the deductible for Damage Protection?
There isn't one - the program obligation applies first-dollar. Note the minimum claim amount is $25.00 - but, if you have an approved claim for $25, you'll receive the whole $25. Who is the actual protected party, and who makes claims?
The OwnerRez subscriber who owns the OwnerRez account that p...
...d instruction from their CA, who is knowledgeable about the processes and features of OwnerRez. Types of Certified Advisor Badges
Current badges include:
The Account Setup badge signifies expertise in setting up and configuring an OwnerRez account, enabling users to accept bookings. This certification means the CA knows how to set up...
Subject
Configuring Per Guest Per Stay Fees on Airbnb Body
Hi [first name]!
I'm reaching out because Airbnb has recently added support for "per guest per stay" fees to their Resort, Management, and Community/Association fees, so there's now a way to charge like this. Quick Summary:
We noticed that you've got one or more additio...
...a channel template to remind your channel guest to provide their contact information and sign your renter agreement.
Note: Why can't you use a platform email or proxy email address like "joe.blow.12345@messages.airbnb.com" or "joe.blow.12345@messages.booking.com?" These platform/proxy email addresses aren't real. If you send messages to them, your message will be collected by the channel, stripp...
...f the lodging rate element that sourced them so they can be mapped back to the correct item. This should start with ORSUR (for fees and discounts) or ORTAX (for taxes):
cURL example:
curl --user ${ownerrez_user}:${ownerrez_key} --location --request POST "${ownerrez_api}/haolb/modifybooking?type=${ownerrez_user}&key=${ownerrez_key}&bo...
...e):
Description
Rate
Amount
Lodging
$780
$780
Cleaning Fee - Cowboy Cabin based on $65.00 per stay
$65
$65
Pet Fee for 1 pet based on $25.00 per night per pet
$75
$75
Colorado Sales Tax 2.9%
$26.68
Cortez Lodging Tax 2%
$18.40
Montezuma County Tax 0.4%
$3.68
The lodgi...
...the Owner Portal but functionality is a bit limited. All I really need is:
1. Ability to upload files (Statements, reports, management agreements, certification of insurance, etc)
2. Ability to link to other things... For example, I'd like to add a button that links to a Jotform to collect bank details from owners
Part two would be including links to the listings, so owners...
...m isn't letting me upload images, still trying to troubleshoot the issue...but a screenshot in case the table isn't displaying correctly:
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Summary of Charges
Rate Summary
Date Guests Status Rate (USD)
Mar 9, 2025 2 Confirmed 222.00
Mar 10, 2025 2 Confirme...