At Home around the World: The Short-term Rentals Handbook for Guests, Hosts, Neighbors, and Governments - Softcover

Rosenstein, Robert; Allen, Peter L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1720251746 ISBN 13: 9781720251743

Publisher: Independently published, 2018

Synopsis

Call them vacation rentals, short-term rentals, Airbnbs – local host rentals represent a major shift in how people are traveling today. Everyone has opinions about them, but there are few sources of good, objective information on this critical topic.

This book is here to help. Written by Robert Rosenstein (Co-founder and Chairman of Agoda, one of the world’s leading online travel agencies) and Peter Allen (Agoda’s VP of Public Affairs, and an alum of McKinsey and Google), the book is a guide for the perplexed in this rapidly expanding, ever-changing field.

Whether you are a guest who’s trying to figure out how to find the best place to stay, a host who needs information about how to run your small business, a neighbor who is worried about strangers staying next door, or a regulator who needs to understand the field and how to set up rules that really work for all your stakeholders, this book will give you the information and guidance you need. There are chapters for each of these readers, covering such topics as

• The rise of the sharing economy and how to deal with the disruption it is causing
• How the local host rental market is growing around the world
• The importance of trust – and how to make it work for you
• Traveling with kids
• How to reduce risk
• The nitty-gritty, including licensing, tax, service fees, payments, platforms, and regulations
• How to market your property
• The bourgeoning new ecosystem of travel-related sharing economy apps and services
•  The surprising benefits local host rentals bring to neighborhoods (including businesses, foot traffic, and new jobs)
• The impact on rents and property values
•  The relationship between vacation rentals and hotels – competition or complement?
• How to make rules and raise tax income for communities – without overdoing it
• The blurring of home, work, and travel
• And what all this means for the future of tourism, accommodations, and how we live now.

Thorough, full of facts and figures, well documented, yet clear and accessible, this handbook contains a wealth of information, illustrations, infographics, helpful take-aways, and sources for further reading. Download or order your copy today!

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1720251746
• ISBN 13: 9781720251743
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 364