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Hotelier Mart partners strategically with SearchStays
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSingapore: Blockchain-powered hotel booking platform Hotelier Mart has formed a strategic alliance with international vacation rental network SearchStays. The partnership will provide travellers with access to a growing portfolio of luxury villas in more than 50 destinations around the globe and a more personalised way of traveling. Each brand within the SearchStays Network, such as […]
AirDNA on Madrid Airbnb costs for Champions League final
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: As Madrid prepares to host the Champions League final next month, ShortTermRentalz spoke to vacation rental data firm AirDNA, which has calculated the spiralling costs of Airbnbs then and suggests what fans can do. Champions League: Short-term rental hosts in Madrid have their eyes off the ball As vacation rental hosts in the Spanish […]
Mint House raises $15m in financing round
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: New York-based Mint House has announced a $15 million financing round led by Revolution Ventures, with participation from other investors and hotel industry veterans. The incoming investment will go towards helping the company to expand its offering, which caters to business travellers seeking apartment-style accommodations combined with the standards one would expect in luxury […]
Stay Alfred appoints Helmbrecht as president and CFO
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Washington-based urban vacation rental company Stay Alfred has appointed experienced business executive Steve Helmbrecht as its president and chief financial officer. Helmbrecht took up his new position at the start of the month. The firm currently operates over 1,500 apartment units as vacation rentals in 32 cities across the United States and it plans […]
Airbnb unveils list of summer season trending destinations
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Airbnb has released a list of the top ten trending destinations for summer, in line with which towns and cities have experienced the highest growth percentage since last year. The list is as follows: Valenciennes, France: A small town in Northern France, close to the Belgian border, that has plenty of wartime heritage despite […]
Lyric to operate Manhattan Q&A aparthotel
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Furnished Quarters has announced it has formed a strategic alliance with Lyric for the latter to operate Q&A Residential Hotel in Manhattan. Lyric, which recently raised $160m in a funding round led by Airbnb, claims to be “the leading tech and data-powered real estate and lifestyle hospitality company”. The firm will now have its […]