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Sharebox to showcase key management product at HOST
Reading Time: 2 minutesNorway: Global key sharing app Sharebox will showcase its latest key management product at London’s HOST 2019 later this month. Sharebox’s clients will now be able to white label their Sharebox cabinets and allow them to completely integrate with their own applications. They will also have the power to brand the body of the cabinet and add […]
GUARDHOG unveils GUESTCOVER protection insurance
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: As the summer holiday season winds down, GUARDHOG has unveiled its GUESTCOVER guest protection insurance, in light of scammers targeting users of home-sharing properties. Polling 2,000 members of the public, the pay-per-stay home-sharing insurance specialist found that nearly one in ten Brits has at some time arrived at an Airbnb or short-term rental property […]
SoftBank and OYO acquire 80 per cent stake in MDI
Reading Time: 2 minutesJapan: SoftBank Group and Indian short-term rental and hotel startup OYO have acquired an 80 per cent stake together in Japanese rental apartment operator MDI. According to one source reportedly close to the deal, the acquisition cost over $100 million though OYO has declined to comment on the price and the stake in the joint […]
PointCentral’s technology integrates with Silicon Travel
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Property automation solution PointCentral has announced its smart home technology has integrated with Silicon Travel, which provides internet installation and support services for vacation rental managers. The integration allows vacation rental guests to control PointCentral smart locks and thermostats that are installed in a rental property using Silicon Travel’s vacation attendant wi-fi branded portal. […]