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In the check-in process, owners need to ensure coordination between their schedules and those of their guests, deal with unforeseen or unexpected delays (often due to flight delays) and other logistical issues related to welcoming guests and handing over keys

Increasingly sought after by owners of accommodation spaces, key safes can be a good alternative. Find out more about their effectiveness, the security of this method and the types of safes available on the market.

Learn 10 practical ways to make your holiday rental more sustainable. From energy-saving upgrades to eco-friendly partnerships, these tips will help you reduce costs, attract eco-conscious guests, and increase profits while protecting the planet.

This guide explains how depreciation affects holiday rental properties and offers tips for managing it. It covers the basics of depreciation, potential tax breaks like the UK's capital allowances, and the criteria to qualify for them. Additionally, it provides practical advice on reducing depreciation through property maintenance and strategic management, ensuring your rental business remains profitable despite asset value decline.

How to purchase a property in Spain for holiday accommodation purposes

This guide outlines the requirements for police registration of holiday rentals in Spain, detailing the legal obligations for landlords, the registration process, and the specific procedures for different regions. It emphasizes the importance of compliance to avoid penalties and ensure smooth operations for tourist accommodations.

The ideal room temperature in a holiday home is between 19 and 22 °C. But how can we maintain a pleasant temperature without increasing energy costs too much? Read on to find out more.

Tourism and investment in holiday rentals in Portugal are both increasing year by year. If you're interested in investing in a holiday rental property in Portugal, these are the top 5 regions in Portugal to consider purchasing a holiday home.

Starting July 1st 2025, the Spanish Council of Ministers' Royal Decree 1312/2024 introduces new regulations for the short-term vacation rental sector in Spain. Learn more about the changes in holiday rental law and how to comply with the new requirements.

Have you joined Holidu's Referral Program yet? This program is a great way to boost your income by referring friends to host with Holidu, and what’s more, it’s open to everyone, even if you’re not a holiday rental owner yourself. Even if you don’t rent a holiday home, you can become a Holidu Ambassador. Maximise your earnings by spreading the word about Holidu to your contacts in the holiday rental industry.

Smart Home technology can help you to automate your holiday rental maintenance and, as a result, save time and money. If you're interested in upgrading your holiday property to a Smart Home, here are some must-have technologies to add to your holiday rental.

Every holiday rental host should see repeat bookings as a goal. They're a great way to boost your revenue without the need for expensive marketing campaigns. Encouraging guests to come back and rent your holiday home again will really help your business — and with the new Holidu Host Website, it couldn't be easier.

Members of Generation Z are growing up fast, and they're quickly becoming a lucrative market. The so-called Zoomers love to travel and often prefer to avoid traditional hotels. This makes them an ideal target market for holiday rental landlords. Read on to discover some of the best strategies for attracting young people to holiday rentals.

Find out about the benefits of sustainable holiday accommodation, all the advantages of green housing and how you can invest in an environmentally friendly business with simple, easy-to-implement measures.

Knowing the best security tips for the home can be very useful in understanding how to improve the security of holiday accommodation so that you can have a more peaceful and serene experience with this practice. To help you, in this article we'll list the top five security tips homeowners should follow to protect their holiday rentals and guarantee the safety of their guests.

The Booking Genius marketing programme offers interesting benefits for hosts who meet the requirements to take part. For them, using Genius can increase visibility and bookings, and the right attitude can also help to leverage the opportunities offered by the programme and improve holiday rental performance.

Owners of holiday homes to rent have recently come across some worrying news for the sector in Barcelona, Spain. Measures for housing and the fight against inflation in the real estate sector, due to be implemented in 2028, provide for the cancellation of licences for approximately 10,000 local accommodation spaces.

AirBnB's Smart Pricing is a tool for hosts to easily and automatically set their prices. Find out all about these smart pricing features.