This week's roundup covers Booking.com's partnership with ChatGPT, a proposed short-term rental tax in San Diego, reports on Airbnb's potential business profiles, and smart TV liability risks in vacation rentals. Let's dive in.
Booking.com has been selected as one of the first partners to launch an app inside ChatGPT, () joining a small group...
From luxury brand investments, new local tax measures, and a top industry event on the horizon, this week's vacation rental headlines reflect the continued investment and growth in the vacation rental space. Let's take a look.
Exclusive Resorts has taken a minority stake in Accor's Onefinestay () , expandi...
From tax hikes and protests to new platform tools and funding rounds, this week's vacation rental news highlights how the industry is evolving under pressure ahead of peak summer travel.
Hawaii Governor Josh Green signed a bill raising hotel and vacation rental taxes by 0.75% () , effective January 2026,...
We're excited to introduce Rezzy AI, our new built-in assistant designed to transform how you manage guest messages and daily tasks, all within OwnerRez.
Rezzy AI Webinar Replay (/webinar-introducing-rezzy-ai-your-smart-messaging-and-task-management-assistant) What can Rezzy do?
Rezzy automatically reads incoming guest messages, suggests intelligent responses, and flags important tasks, so y...
Meet Nicholette Brous, CEO and Founder of BNR Concierge. () In just nine years, she's gone from renting out spare rooms in her home to running a successful management company that oversees more than 50 properties across South Florida. Can you tell us a little bit about your history?
It all started over 9 years ago when I began renting rooms in my house. At fir...
This week's Industry News highlights the Ryder Cup's impact on short-term rentals in New York, new rental regulations in Monterey and Austin, and what's driving France's record tourism season. Let's dive in.
The 2025 Ryder Cup kicks off this weekend at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, with local officials estimating $160 million in economic impact across Long Island, New York. (
Hump Day is here, so let's talk updates! 🐪
We put out 21 changes this past week all of which were enhancements or bug fixes. No new features. It's good to have a clean-up week!
* Enhancements & Tweaks
* Bug Fixes Enhancements and Tweaks
Our Listing Quality Analyzer (under the Tools menu) is pretty cool. You can use it to see where your properties have incomplete listing content, rates, ru...
It's Wednesday - cheers on getting halfway through the week! Some major updates came out this past week, and we're excited to finally be about to talk about them. In total, there were 17 updates for the past week, so we better get right to it.
* New Features
* Enhancements & Tweaks
* Bug Fixes New Features
For a long time, one of the biggest complaints about our Hosted Websites has been th...
Whew, it's time to take a break from your NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) () project ✍️ and read today's product update describing our November 11th release with 4 updates () !
And unlike your novel's plot, this product update is not fiction, it's all for real. Read below...
There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.
Franklin D. Roosevelt ()
Roosevelt's quote implies that progress requires taking risks and being willing to try different approaches to achieving a goal, and it's important to be op...
*Notes
Need to jot down a reminder about the guest or booking? Want to flag the booking as having a problem? You can now do that directly on the booking. And anything you write down in the booking notes can be found in search.
*Early check-in and late check-out
You can now set a specific check-in and check-out time on the booking, alerting your staff when a guest is arriving early or leaving la...
Happy Thursday! We've got a great little group of updates to talk about (about 20) so let's get right to it!
* New Features
* Enhancements & Tweaks
* Bug Fixes
* New Videos New Features
We recently rolled out Tags and, in typical OwnerRez fashion, we immediately thought of 47 things we should add or update. This past week, we rolled out another batch of updates for tags that really kick it...
On this day in 1985, U.S. Postage first-class stamp prices were raised from 20 cents to 22 cents. 🖃 Today the cost of a stamp is 63 cents!! 💸
Thank goodness for email! Sending emails to guests is even faster, easier, and less expensive than good old snail mail. And by using OwnerRez's System Messages () , Email Templates (
In the last post, we mentioned that OwnerRez now supports multiple payment methods per account. Let's take a look at the details.
Go to the Account menu and look at the Payment Methods box on the bottom right.
You'll see a description of the payment method you're currently using as well as some options to view all payment methods and add more. If you've recently filled out a merchant account ap...
There is nothing like a dream to create the future.
Victor Hugo ()
Victor Hugo's quote underscores the significance of having a compelling vision and setting ambitious goals to drive your success in the vacation rental industry. We strive to be an essential partner in fulfilling your drea...
That’s definitely better, but I think it’s important to add:
“Rate” refers to the price charged per unit of time for lodging accommodations — most commonly, this is the per-night cost for a stay in a hotel, vacation rental, cabin, or similar property.
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Standard Usage: Typically expressed as “$X per night”.
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Purpose: Reflects the base cost of the stay, before taxes, cleaning fe...
Can we turn this off?
It's not on. You have to request access and get approved to even turn it on. For those that do, it's easy to turn off at any time. Look at the screenshot tour in the support doc.
Last thing I want is to be paying for an AI tool I will never use.
It will not affect your pricing if it is turned off.
I will never use AI to communicate with any guest, because I'...
I see exactly what's going on here... we have separate settings for minimum nights and minimum holiday nights. Since you have blank in holiday nights, and President's day is that weekend, it's picking up the holiday blank and overriding the normal minimum.
All logical and stuff from a computers point of view, but it doesn't make much sense in the real world.
I've got a fix going in with our new p...
