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…
“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…
Welcome to the Yes Consulting vacation rentals newsletter. The Lighthouse is for hosts, managers, agencies, and operators in the short-term rental sector. TWO CONFERENCES IN MAY ARE NOT TO BE MISSED! VITURSUMMIT IN MALAGA (10/11/12 May)~ A high-quality event attended by major players in the industry. Network with…
Welcome to the Yes Consulting vacation rentals newsletter. The Lighthouse is for hosts, managers, agencies, and operators in the short-term rental sector. OR IS THERE ANYTHING NEW OUT THERE? Over the last year, these newsletters have covered a multitude of subjects related to Short Term Rentals. I have…
Welcome to the Yes Consulting vacation rentals newsletter. The Lighthouse is for hosts, managers, agencies, and operators in the short term rental sector. This article has been published late August 2022. Since then, apart from my commentary below I recommend everyone read this article from Jarvis ML which…
Welcome to the Yes Consulting vacation rentals newsletter. The Lighthouse is for hosts, managers, agencies, and operators in the short term rental sector. THE SHORT TERM RENTAL RESET THE RIGHT STRATEGY IS ESSENTIAL Whether you believe in a collective subconscious or just the capacity of a group or…