Operations
Vacation rentals used to be a side activity for many owners. In a growing number of places they are now run as an operating business, with schedules, standards and data. This section follows that shift, using public listing data where it helps and plain experience where it does not.
Who runs vacation rentals now? The professionalisation of management
Who actually runs vacation rentals? Public Inside Airbnb data for Brussels, Antwerp and Ghent shows how many active homes belong to multi-listing hosts — and what that shift means for owners.
Seasonality: reading the shape of the year
When do vacation rental guests actually stay? Review activity by month in Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent, London and Dublin, from public Inside Airbnb data, and how to plan around the seasonal curve.
Minimum stays: one setting, several trade-offs
How vacation rental hosts set minimum stays, what public Inside Airbnb data shows about the minimum stays used in Brussels, Antwerp and Ghent, and how to think about the trade-off.
The turnover: the hidden core of the business
Cleaning and preparing a home between two guests is where most vacation rental reviews are won or lost. How professional operators organise turnovers, inspections and inventory.
Working with a property manager: what to look for
What an owner should expect from a vacation rental manager: the questions to ask, the reporting to demand, and how to read a management agreement before signing.
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