VIDEO: How tech-enabled solutions can improve safety and security of short-term rentals

It’s been nearly 25 years since the launch of Vrbo and since then, particularly in the past decade, the private accommodation space has flourished and matured, with a mix of booking platforms, property management companies and support services staking a claim in the $84 billion industry.

The death of five people from a shooting at an Airbnb rental outside San Francisco on Halloween has put a spotlight on issues of safety and security in the private accommodation space.

To discuss how booking platforms and property management companies can address these concerns and the role of technology as part of the solution, we convened a panel of industry leaders in the PhocusWire studio during The Phocuswright Conference in Florida in November.

Participating in the discussion: Vrbo senior vice president and general manager Jeff Hurst, Turnkey Vacation Rentals CEO John Banczak and Terry Jones, an advisor to CertiStay, founder of Travelocity and founding chairman of Kayak.

View the full discussion below.