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Skift Short-Term Rental Summit

Thank You for an Incredible Short-Term Rent Summit

Building upon Skift’s comprehensive coverage of short-term rentals – at the forefront of the impact of technology, platforms, and professionalization on both the urban and traditional vacation rental sector – we were thrilled to welcome a sold-out audience of 250+ founders, CEOs, investors, and veterans in the travel industry to discuss the opportunities and challenges…

Planning Your Arrival, Download the App, and See You at the Summit

Get excited! The Skift Short-Term Rental Summit is this Wednesday. Here are a few important details about our registration times, your access code, and how to download our event app. MAIN EVENT Date: June 7 Time: 8:15 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. EDT Registration opens and breakfast begins at 8:15 a.m. Summit begins promptly at 8:50 a.m. Cocktail reception to…

One Week Left: Tickets Almost Sold Out for our 2023 STR Summit

Our 2023 Skift Short-Term Rental Summit on June 7 in New York City is one week away, and passes are almost sold-out. This is your last chance to register to connect with across the short-term rental sector, including executives at Airbnb, Marriott Homes & Villas, Vrbo, Westcap, Evolve, Booking.com, Awaze, Sonder, AirDNA, and more. Don’t…

Speaker Added: Heena Patel, Senior Vice President of Global Rental Operations, Travel + Leisure Co.

Heena Patel will be joining us for the Skift Short-Term Rental Summit on June 7. She serves as Senior Vice President of Global Rental Operations at Travel + Leisure Co., the world’s leading membership and leisure travel company with a portfolio of nearly 20 resort, travel club, and lifestyle travel brands. The company, which employs…

New Speaker: Dr. Amaryllis Verhoeven from the European Commission

We are pleased to have Dr. Amaryllis Verhoeven joining the Skift Short-Term Rental next month. She is Head of Unit for Digital Transformation of Industry – Ecosystems II: Tourism & Proximity – in the Directorate General (DG) for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW) at the European Commission (EU Commission). Before her current…

Skift CEO Shares Update on Short-Term Rental Summit

Hear a preview of our Short-Term Rental Summit happening next month in New York City from Skift CEO, Rafat Ali.

New Speaker: Jesse Stein, Global Head of Real Estate, Airbnb

Thrilled to have Jesse join the Skift Short-Term Rental Summit speaker lineup. Jesse is Airbnb’s Global Head of Real Estate. He joined Airbnb from KHP Capital, a real estate private equity firm focused on investments in boutique and independent hotels. He has deep expertise in sourcing and executing development projects including hotel, timeshare, residential, and…

Speaker Announced: Jason Fudin, CEO + Co-Founder, Placemakr

Excited to announce Jason Fudin as a speaker for the Skift Short-Term Rental Summit. Jason is the CEO and Co-founder of the hospitality living platform, Placemakr. He is a well-respected entrepreneur in the industries of real estate, hospitality, travel, and business. Before co-founding Placemakr, Jason was the Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at Vornado Realty…

New Speaker: Eric Bergaglia, Senior Director – Global Head of Accommodations Segments, Booking.com

As the global head of Booking.com’s homes and apartments business, Eric leads one of the fastest growing segments for the company. Focused on tailoring the Booking.com experience for partners that offer these types of unique, local stays and customers who want to book and enjoy them, Bergaglia and his team support properties in 228 countries…

Speaker Announced: Merilee Karr, Founder and CEO, UnderTheDoormat Group

Delighted to have Merilee speaking at the Skift Short-Term Rental Summit. She is the Founder and CEO of UnderTheDoormat Group, an award-winning short-term rental company. UnderTheDoormat Group has three pillars. UnderTheDoormat Managed, is a “distributed hotel,” offering professionally managed flexible rentals. Hospiria is an integrated technology, with SaaS only or SaaS + service options that…