News & Trends

Derived Rates & Rate Type Improvements

ThinkReservations announced their new Derived Rates this week, plus an updated user interface. Derived Rates will be a game-changer for properties managing multiple rate types and utilizing yield management features!

Watch their video guide on the changes and see the new user interface in action.

Booking.com Affirms Commitment to Quality with Minimum Cleanliness Score Requirement

Booking.com is taking a giant step toward guaranteeing quality stays in home rentals with the launch of a new required Minimum Cleanliness Score Commitment for short-term rental listings. The phased initiative will require rental managers and homeowners to maintain a Minimum Cleanliness Score of 6 out of 10 in order to remain on the platform. Read more…

Expedia Group Has Paused Listing (New) Smaller Properties

There are a lot of changes happening over at Expedia, and they have recently told us that they are focusing supporting existing partners right now, and are not currently accepting new partnership/listing requests from smaller lodging properties. At this time, we don’t see any impact to anyone already listed with them. If you had been considering listing with them, reach out to your rep and there may be other products we can sign up for.