Revenue Strategy
STR Revenue Management in France: Navigating the 90-Day Cap
France’s 90-day STR cap changes everything about how you price, fill, and extract value from a Paris or Lyon short-term rental.
Practical insights on dynamic pricing, PriceLabs strategy, AI-augmented revenue management, and European vacation rental markets — from a fractional revenue manager with 1,000+ properties under management.
France’s 90-day STR cap changes everything about how you price, fill, and extract value from a Paris or Lyon short-term rental.
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Most operators check the booking window once a quarter, see an average, and move on. Here is how to read pickup, window drift and market compression together, so you know when a slow month is a real pricing problem and when it is just a calendar shift.
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Aruba, Dominican Republic, the wider Caribbean. What actually transfers from European STR revenue management and what breaks the moment you apply it.
Most STR operators are flying blind on their own data. Here’s how to build a real revenue dashboard using Key Data, Lodgify, and Google Sheets.
That 20–30% management fee sounds like convenience. Here’s where it actually goes, and what it costs you in lifetime property value.
Paris’s 90-day cap changes everything about STR pricing strategy. Here’s how serious operators manage occupancy, rates, and direct bookings within it.
Orphan nights kill ADR when you panic-discount them. Here’s the correct pricing logic to fill gaps without training guests to wait you out.
AI won’t manage your revenue. But it will make a sharp operator dramatically faster. Here’s what actually works in 2026.
Most European STR operators are either over-reliant on Airbnb or chasing every OTA at once. Here is how to build a channel mix that actually works.
Most homeowner reports are ignored. Here’s how to build one that builds trust, reduces churn, and makes your PM fees feel obvious.
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Standard dynamic pricing tools are built for the median property. Luxury villas in Ibiza, Mallorca, and Tuscany need a different framework entirely.
Airbnb dominates your calendar but quietly costs you 15–18%. Here’s how European STR operators should think about channel mix in 2026.
Most STR owners optimise for occupancy because it feels like success. RevPAR is the metric that actually tells you whether your pricing strategy is working.
April, May, October, November make or break Mediterranean STR portfolios. Here is how to actually manage them.
Most STR comp-sets are wrong from day one. Here’s how to build one that reflects real competition and what bad data does to your pricing.
Catalonia’s HUT licenses expire in 2028. Barcelona’s moratorium is permanent. Here’s what Spanish STR operators must do before the window closes.
Your floor rate is the single most consequential number in your pricing setup. Here’s how to calculate it correctly and what it costs you to get it wrong.