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Management firms filmed implying how to bypass UK letting laws
Reading Time: 2 minutesLondon: A number of leading Airbnb management platforms have been caught on film explaining how they can help landlords in London bypass the UK’s strict short-term letting limits. An investigative journalist from the BBC programme, Inside Out London, secretly recorded staff from firms such as Hostmaker, Cityrelay and GuestReady telling an undercover reporter how they […]
Rakuten Lifull Stay launches WillStyleStay marketplace
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJapan: Vacation rental business Rakuten Lifull Stay Inc. has launched a rental marketplace for detached houses in Japan, entitled “WillStyleStay”. The project is being offered in collaboration with real estate consultant HyAs & Co. Tokyo-based HyAs, which was founded in 2005, provides consultancy for property construction and development. It also provides sales promotion support. Rakuten Lifull […]
HomeToGo expands offering into mid-term rentals
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBerlin: Vacation rental metasearch platform HomeToGo says it is expanding its service offering to bring in mid-term rentals. In a statement, the company said the move follows in excess of $50 million in booking volume in 2018 for mid-term rental properties. HomeToGo, which was founded back in 2014, has primarily focused on the short-term rental market since its […]
Vonder CEO Karako says co-living will cater for millennials
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Over 35 per cent of the global workforce will be made of the Y generation, or millennials, by 2020, according to Vonder GmbH CEO Yoni Karako. Karako was speaking at Calcalist’s WeTechBerlin conference in the German capital, where the lifestyle managed marketplace company Vonder is based. Founded in 2016, Vonder offers co-living rental apartments for […]
Airbnb to train 15,000 female hospitality entrepreneurs in India
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIndia: Airbnb has announced a first-time partnership with the Digital Empowerment Foundation to train up to 15,000 potential women hospitality entrepreneurs in India. Co-founder and chief strategy officer, Nathan Blecharczyk, made the announcement as a statement of Airbnb’s vision to identify India’s high potential. The company also wants to promote lesser known rural tourism destinations […]