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BookingPal appoints Schoen and Semere in senior roles
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: BookingPal has appointed Joel Schoen and Yohannes Semere as its VP of strategy and partnerships and VP of revenue management and analytics respectively. The company, which is the leading provider of technology solutions for the vacation rental industry, appointed both senior executives to bring their wealth of experience in the vacation rental space. The […]
Vacasa Alabama purchases Island Resort management
Reading Time: 2 minutesPortland: Vacation rental management company Vacasa Alabama LLC is expanding in Alabama by acquiring Island Resort Management. Island Resort’s owners, Phil Purpura and Dot Small, who also own Alabama Realty, cited Vacasa’s pricing technology, marketing and booking expertise as reasons for selling. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Purpura said: “We were able […]
Municipal tax set to be tripled on Airbnbs in Tel Aviv
Reading Time: 2 minutesIsrael: The Tel Aviv Municipal Council has proposed to triple the city’s municipal tax on apartments rented for over three months via Airbnb. According to Israel’s Channel 10, the proposal on the tax, known as arnona, was put forth after a rise in the number of apartments being used as long-term Airbnb rentals in the […]