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Metasearcher Hometogo acquires Casamundo with Wimdu set to close
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: German-based holiday home metasearch company Hometogo has assumed control of Casamundo following the news of struggling Airbnb rival Wimdu’s imminent closure. The Berlin-based Hometogo meta-search provider for holiday homes, searches 300 different websites with a total of 15 million offers, including major accommodation providers such as Booking.com, the HomeAway group, TripAdvisor, e-domizil and TUI […]
HotelRunner launches Airbnb API Integration to support boutique hotels and B&Bs
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: HotelRunner, the leading sales channel management platform and B2B network for hotels and OTAs, has launched an integrated technology development with Airbnb. The two-way API connectivity will allow host to list their property rooms on Airbnb directly, so they can reach out to the rest of the Airbnb community. Properties that use HotelRunner will […]
Vacation Rentals by Choice Hotels launches new traveller promotion
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUnited States: Choice Hotels has launched Vacation Redefined, a promotion giving members the chance to earn 10,000 bonus Choice Privileges Points towards their next vacation by booking directly on their website. Members can qualify for the promotion by booking a vacation stay of three or more nights by 31 December 2018 and completing it by […]
Airbnb’s UK tax bill last year disclosed
Reading Time: 2 minutesUnited Kingdom: Airbnb paid just under £600,000 in the United Kingdom tax last year as chancellor Philip Hammond called for a unilateral digital services tax to be imposed on tech companies. Financial accounts due to be published on Companies House later this week revealed Airbnb paid £596,992 in corporate tax in the year ending December […]
Vacasa completes acquisition of Oasis Collections
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Vacasa has announced the acquisition of Oasis Collections, a short-term rental company with listings in U.S. and major cities across the world. With listings in cities such as Barcelona, Chicago, London, Milan, Paris, and Santiago, Vacasa has become the largest vacation rental management company in North America with 10,600 properties in its database. Despite […]