2025 will be the year where data becomes very important to professional companies as they work to maximise margins and use this to create stronger foundations as other pressures build. There are significant problems, however, and we discuss them below to weed out the issues and discuss how…
Since January we have been snowed under as the STR industry comes alive with its plans for 2025. So what have we been up to apart from working on 3 M&A deals and working with clients in the US, France, UK, Spain and Portugal. Bookings! How are you…
Same numbers, just rearranged! But important! Instead of the usual 2025 forecast, we are looking toward 2052, same numbers but in a different order! Looking at the travel past and asking the question: Is this trend good for humanity, the planet, destinations or your business. Also how will…
The short-term rental industry enjoys multiple conferences yearly, some of which Yes Consulting attends and often presents at. We participated at the following European shows: Scale UK in London, Scale Italy in Florence-Italy, VRWS in Porto-Portugal, the PASCUK manager forum and Air Success in London from HCH. These…
VRWS October 2024 This presentation, first shown at the VRWS in Porto, reflects the enormous variation in margins and allocation to which business ledgers and various functions are allocated, with particular attention to staff, marketing, and technology. To analyse performance, we all need data and comparators. Surprisingly, few…
Starting, growing or exiting all require planning and avoiding all companies' pitfalls and challenges. With an audio version, too. This document is designed to help growing or aspirational management companies avoid the numerous pitfalls, organise their business in an orderly manner, de-risk, and, if required, be better positioned…
“A nation of shopkeepers Airbnbers” That’s what the government thinks! BBC News on the 8th of 2024 covered the removal of Furnished Holiday Lets (FHL) tax benefits in the Spring budget, and we thought it was worth investigating what may happen and why. As far back as 2022,…
Airbnb proclaims exclusivity and owner appreciation, but how important are managers to their shareholders? Is it leaking money from managers who are disloyal to any platform? Managers are always looking for arguments to convince owners to work with them, and Airbnb is always quoting millions of exclusive homeowners…
UPDATE: This article was written in the first week of January, and today, Feb 11th, the price is $152.73 (4th July 2024). Written for VR-Analysis. The Big Three. The last few years have seen three companies gravitate to the top of the STR (short-term rental) marketing tree: Booking…
We cover the 2023 deals that have been made public and/or are of interest. There are considerably smaller deals across the globe, and through 2024, we will be bringing more local deals and opportunities, as witnessed on VRMX.io 1. Raus' Funding Boost for Expansion Germany's Raus, a cabin…