Vinayak Mahtani, Special to Gulf News

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Want help on short-stay rentals? Try tech

Technology can help meet the minutest needs of users, and all in real-time

By letting tech do more of the hard yards, short stay rental operators can look to the bigger picture. It will help them chase higher growth too.

Short-term rentals deliver for Dubai property owners

Given exponential growth in Dubai’s travel numbers, short-stays will remain a hot trend

There has been a rush of landlords and property owners in Dubai placing their units for short stay rentals. 2023 delivered them bumper returns.

Dubai holiday homes up for another good year

Challenges are there, but Dubai’s holiday homes can sort those out

A new wave of investors and guests will drive Dubai's holiday homes business through 2023. Landlords and short-stay management companies should keep on providing compelling options to their properties.

With holiday homes, UAE landlords need these checks

If rental companies are offering returns that sound too good, it is because they are

Holiday home leasing requires a bit of science and data that traditional property rentals don't need.

Landlords could do with some homework on holiday homes

Never be taken in by companies that claim 100% occupancy - it won't do you good

Never ever turn stingy on the interiors. The ones that look good are often the homes that get picked up the most.

Dubai landlords must think short-term in rebuild phase

Holiday home rentals could be among first to recover and landlords must take note

Work out the sums and landlords will find holiday homes can still provide decent high single-digit returns.

The rationale for travel and stay is changing

Impulses and factors that drove these in the past are in change mode

Those seats will need filling... demand for travel and hospitality choices will be on the slow burner for quite a while. It's best that businesses adapted to a mindset switch at the earliest.

UAE small businesses will need some immediate help

Offering them access to subsidised bank funds would be one way out

With travel and visitors coming to a halt, UAE's holiday home businesses are going through a full-blown crisis. They are not the only ones.

UAE hospitality industry needs a lifeline

Amid Covid-19 crisis, a relief package may be most effective tool to help UAE hospitality

These are exceptionally trying times for UAE's hospitality industry, including short-term rental operators. Some sort of stimulus package for the industry can provide it with a safety net.

Dubai’s short-term renters need homeowners’ backing

It is in everyone’s interests not to let this issue fester for too long

The short-term rental market in Dubai will need to bring homeowners' associations on their side.

Rental freeze can work for short-term leases in Dubai

Three-year cap will open up more options that landlords could tap into

The proposed no rental hike for three years in Dubai will come as a huge benefit for short-term rental companies.

Holiday homes not just tapping into millennials only

Going forward, users will cut across multiple demographics and with Chinese in vanguard

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