SXSW 2025

Travel like a Local Era: The Future of Vacation Rentals

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Picture staying in a lakefront home, a beach cottage, or an urban apartment, experiencing travel like a true local. Short-term vacation rentals have changed the travel game, fostering connections between travelers & communities. Recently, we’ve seen trends like revenge travel, bleisure, dupe travel, & showrooming, where savvy travelers use sites like Airbnb to find properties, then book directly to avoid service fees. This panel of experts will explore the future of short-term rentals & share best practices on how travelers can get the most value from their stays to create meaningful memories.


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Takeaways

  1. Reflections on the impact vacation rentals have brought travelers, property managers, and communities - the good, the bad, and the not so pretty.
  2. What it means to stay in professionally managed vacation rentals and how they’re different from individual hosts / for rent by owners.
  3. A glimpse into the future of vacation rentals (hint: it’s more of a comeback).

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Organizer

Janice Hurley, Founder, Senior PR & Communications Consultant, bnbfinder.com


Meta Information:

  • Event: SXSW
  • Format: Panel
  • Track: Culture
  • Track 2
  • Level: Advanced


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