Stay Gazette
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Edition No. 7
July 15, 2026
Everything the American short-term-rental business needs to know today.
Platforms
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Platforms
The Booking.com Blitz: Why The Hotel Giant Is Coming For Your Vacation Rental And How To Survive It
It’s not just Airbnb and Vrbo anymore. Booking.com, long the titan of traditional hotels, is making an aggressive play for short-term rentals, and hos
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AirCover's Promise vs. The Cold, Hard Truth: Don't Get Burned
It sounds like a lifeline, a safety net for every short-term rental host. But behind the slick marketing, AirCover often leaves operators exposed, den
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Held Hostage: The One-Star Review Extortion That Platforms Can't or Won't Stop
A single bad review can shatter a host's reputation and bottom line. But what happens when that review isn't earned, but weaponized? STR NEWS exposes
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The Pricing Reckoning: How One Toggle Rewired the Entire STR Booking Game
The platforms finally pulled back the curtain on true costs, forcing a long-overdue cleaning fee showdown. Who won when sticker shock moved from check
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