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title: "Vacation Rental Cancellation Statistics (2026): Bookings, No-Shows, OTA Drag"
description: "STR cancellation and booking statistics by channel (Airbnb, Booking.com, VRBO, direct) with implications for vacation rental operators."
date: "2026-04-18"
author: "Justas Butkus"
tags: ["Vacation Rental", "Short-Term Rental", "Statistics", "Cancellations"]
url: "https://ainora.lt/blog/vacation-rental-cancellation-statistics-2026"
lastUpdated: "2026-04-21"
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# Vacation Rental Cancellation Statistics (2026): Bookings, No-Shows, OTA Drag

Short-term rental (STR) cancellation and booking behaviour varies sharply by channel, season, and cancellation policy. This page compiles the public statistics every vacation rental manager should know in 2026, sourced from AirDNA, VRMA industry reports, Booking.com quarterly disclosures, Airbnb investor filings, Expedia Group (VRBO) earnings materials, Key Data Dashboard, Transparent, and Skift Research. Every figure below cites a real public source.

The headline: cancellation rates on major OTA channels run 18 to 40 percent depending on policy mix, direct bookings cancel far less, and a meaningful share of gross revenue never converts to a stayed night. Response time to guest inquiries is the single most actionable lever a property manager controls, and it is the lever that the Airbnb algorithm explicitly rewards.

Read the full article at [ainora.lt/blog/vacation-rental-cancellation-statistics-2026](https://ainora.lt/blog/vacation-rental-cancellation-statistics-2026).

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