Orange Short Term Rental Alliance (OSTRA) was organized to protect and promote rights of short term rental (STR) property owners in the City of Orange, CA. OSTRA discusses and shares best practice amongst its members and with STRAs in other cities. OSTRA advocates for all types of responsible short-term renting and harmonious incorporation of the ‘sharing economy’ into communities through fair regulation and taxation.
Orange, CA, US
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The Airbnb 2024 Winter Release introduces Co-Host Network and includes upgrades to give you more ways to view your earnings and message guests. Check it out and let us know which updates you’re most excited to use! ✨ airbnb.com/release
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Experienced executive, manager, and strategic leader | Board member | Seasoned general counsel | Former Mayor | Acclaimed author | Husband and dad.
We're growing our North America Policy team at Airbnb! Check out these great roles that have just opened up below: https://lnkd.in/gKjJ9xTU https://lnkd.in/grGN7AcF https://lnkd.in/gRDz2aXV Come work for a great company and a great team!
Great tips for #STR hosts from Rent Responsibly, including using the 'SPRINKLE' method to communicate with guests. https://lnkd.in/gDKBPx_Y
Congrats to Mile High Hosts Denver on this important future-proof transition!
🌟 Exciting News! 🌟 I am proud to share that Mile High Hosts, Denver's Short-Term Rental Association, has reached a significant milestone. Yesterday, we officially transitioned to a membership dues organization! Since 2019, we've been a free resource for the community, but we've reached a point where volunteer hours alone are not enough. This transition is essential for us to continue providing valuable support and advocacy for the STR community in Denver. 🎉 Check out our beautiful new website (in the comments section), built by the talented team at Rent Responsibly. Explore our membership dues structure on the Join page. Making the shift from free to paid memberships was nerve-racking, but it's a crucial step to ensure our organization can thrive and last beyond our current roles. Our Summer Kickoff Happy Hour event was the perfect setting to make the announcement. It was incredibly encouraging to reflect on our journey and discuss the value we've brought to the Denver community. Thank you to everyone who has supported us. Here's to building a stronger, more sustainable future for Mile High Hosts and the entire STR community! 🚀
California #STR hosts: FYI on a potential new requirement around upfront check-out cleaning instructions - Thanks to Noah Stewart and Vrbo for the heads up! https://lnkd.in/g94EaGJC
Advocacy certainly is not a spectator sport. Thanks Dana Lubner and Rent Responsibly for all your online information, resources and encouragement!
"The key is to recognize that you cannot build leadership by yourself. It's a collective effort, and the more you set that standard that it's a collective group effort, the more you'll be able to share that workload." Dana Lubner, Director of Community Development at Rent Responsibly. Join Dana and host Jenn Boyles on the Direct Booking Success Podcast, where they chat about all the ways you can make a difference in the future of the STR industry. 🎧 Don't miss this episode. It's packed with takeaways. Advocacy isn't a spectator sport—no sitting on the sidelines hoping for change! Listen Now: https://hubs.ly/Q02wyDWx0 #STRAdvocacy #ShortTermRentals #DirectBookingSuccess #Podcast #RentResponsibly
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🚨 Last Call for the 2024 State of the STR Industry Survey! 🚨 Hey fellow STR enthusiasts! 👋 It's crunch time, and your input is crucial. If you're an STR host or property manager and haven't yet weighed in, now's your chance to be heard before the curtains close this Sunday, April 14. Why participate? Because your insights can shape the future of our industry, and who doesn't want to be a part of that? Plus, it only takes 10 minutes—probably less time than your Masters break! ⛳️ Let's make these final days count. Take the survey, share it, and let’s drive the change together! Sending a big THANK YOU to everyone who participates! 😘 Survey link in comments below ⬇️
Orange Short Term Rental Alliance joined #STR host leaders and Airbnb policy team staff at this week's council meeting in the City of Santa Ana. Kathryn Levassiur called in to support responsbile short term renting regulation on behalf of the City of Huntington Beach host group and Dana Lubner from the City and County of Denver aand Rent Responsibly also submitted a letter of support. #ItTakesaVillage
Update on Disneyland Resort expansion and bid to buy 3 streets in the City of Anaheim https://lnkd.in/gD-Vcdif
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I found this article in today's Wall Street Journal of interest since many are on alert for signs of #inflation reemergence. To wit, "Some hotel owners now fret that a guest backlash could be building as smaller staffs can compromise the level of service and higher wages threaten to push the cost of travel even higher." Are hotel room rates about to shoot up again? I am skeptical for a few reasons. First, according to the Employment Cost Index, compensation growth for leisure & hospitality workers has advanced just 2.9% SAAR over the last two quarters. From 2021-22, the growth was closer to 7%! Second, demand is not really taking off. The hotel room occupancy rate stands at 59.2% through mid-February, down slightly from a year-ago.