Articles tagged “underthedoormat”

Short-Term Rentals

UnderTheDoorMat Group Merges With Veeve

It's a merger of equals, for strength, scale and growth.

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 11 months ago

UnderTheDoorMat Group Merges With Veeve

Short-Term Rentals

Vacation Rentals Sector Stays Fragmented: When Will It Consolidate?

Short-term rentals have grown both in size and type, especially after the pandemic. Travelers blurring the line between business and pleasure means the fragmented industry will soon consolidate to serve to this new "bleisure" traveler.

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 2 years ago

Vacation Rentals Sector Stays Fragmented: When Will It Consolidate?

Short-Term Rentals

Luxury Vacation Rentals Market Is Flying High

Supply and demand are both strong in luxury vacation rentals. Affluent spenders are driving prices higher, but data shows that even the luxury segment with its prestige pricing won't be immune if consumer anxieties about the economy grow.

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 2 years ago

Luxury Vacation Rentals Market Is Flying High

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Oman Tourism Opens the Way for Approved Short-Term Rentals

UnderTheDoormat Group CEO Merilee Karr said her company's new technology and distribution agreement with Visit Oman can be a novel approach to short-term regulation — one where technology can spur governments to embrace the sector rather than shun it. UnderTheDoormat CEO Merilee Karr and Shabib Al Maamari, managing director, Visit Oman, signed a a short-term…

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Short-Term Rentals

Limit Short-Term Rentals to Improve Affordable Housing, Argues Philadelphia Fed CEO

Those who scoff at the linkage between the rise of short-term rentals and the affordable housing crisis are denying the obvious, although the dynamics are complex.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Limit Short-Term Rentals to Improve Affordable Housing, Argues Philadelphia Fed CEO

Short-Term Rentals

The Women Who Shaped Short-Term Rental History

The men got most of the headlines and speaking invitations, but women entrepreneurs helped shape the short-term rental industry from its earliest days.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

The Women Who Shaped Short-Term Rental History

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UK Government to Consider Short-Term Rental Registrations and Inspections

Citing a substantial increase in Airbnb listings, UK government agencies Wednesday issued an "open call for evidence" about the impact of short-term rentals, and floated remedies such as physical inspections of properties and a registration requirement. The UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities, as well…

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Short-Term Rentals

Podcast: The Definitive History of Short-Term Rentals

For today's podcast episode, Skift's Dennis Schaal is joined by RVshare's Jon Gray, UndertheDoormat Group's Merilee Kar, and HomeAway's Carl Shepherd to discuss their experiences during the evolution of online short-term rentals.

Jason Clampet | 2 years ago

Podcast: The Definitive History of Short-Term Rentals

Short-Term Rentals

The Definitive Oral History of Short-Term Rentals, Part 1

Airbnb disrupted vacation rentals. Will short-term rentals take a chunk out of the hotel business? History shows that's a distinct probability.

Dennis Schaal | 3 years ago

The Definitive Oral History of Short-Term Rentals, Part 1