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Build Your 2026 Airbnb Strategy Using 2025’s Biggest Signals

Build Your 2026 Airbnb Strategy Using 2025’s Biggest Signals

Update: 2025-11-21
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Airbnb’s 2025 updates weren’t random; they were signals.

Signals about how the platform will operate in 2026… and what professional hosts will need to do to stay visible, profitable, and prepared. 💡


In this episode, Thibault Masson and Uvika Wahi from Rental Scale-Up by PriceLabs break down the full picture:

– the new cancellation rules

– payout term changes

– the shift to host-only fees

– the return of Experiences

– the launch of Services

– the relaunch of Hotels

– and Airbnb’s expanding AI-powered ranking system


More importantly, we explain what each shift actually means for property managers in 2026, and how to build your strategy around it. 🎯

If you manage listings on Airbnb, this is the clearest, most complete look at Airbnb’s direction heading into 2026. 🤝🏻


RSU delivers no-fluff, actionable short-term rental insights for professional operators. We help you navigate OTA strategy, industry changes, and the trends shaping the future of hosting.


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Build Your 2026 Airbnb Strategy Using 2025’s Biggest Signals

Build Your 2026 Airbnb Strategy Using 2025’s Biggest Signals

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