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Boston closes possible short-term rental property loophole
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: The city of Boston, which introduced legislation against short-term rentals last year, closed a possible loophole earlier this week. The city’s zoning commission rejected the efforts of property investors in 11 city neighbourhoods to rebrand apartment clusters as “executive suites”. The current law requires that companies apply for permits from the zoning board if […]
OYO announces layoff round in India and China
Reading Time: 2 minutesIndia: Franchised short-term rental and hotel startup OYO has announced a significant layoff round, letting go of thousands of their employees across the core markets of India and China. The company has announced a five per cent layoff of its 12,000 staff members in China, and 12 per cent of its 10,000 employees in India, […]
Airbnb expands Silicon Valley office presence
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: With major plans to go public in 2020, short-term rental platform Airbnb has acquired a 300,000 square foot office lease in Santa Clara. The lease, which takes up two major office buildings, will allow the tech firm to expand its hiring and operations in expectation of that offering. The San Francisco company’s current secondary […]
The Shortyz entry period extended to January 31 2020
Reading Time: 3 minutesLondon: International Hospitality Media’s inaugural Shortyz Awards nomination period has been extended until January 31 2020. ShortTermRentalz news editor and Shortyz head judge, Paul Stevens, said: “There has been such a high volume of nominations for our first awards ceremony in the short-term rental space, so we have decided to extend the nomination deadline until […]
City Relay brings in Antanas Perez as head of product
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: London-based property management company City Relay has started the New Year by announcing the appointment of Antanas Perez as its head of product. A management post-graduate from LSE, Perez has a track record of designing and delivering award-winning product and growth strategies. Before joining City Relay, he held the position of head of special […]
Short Term Rentalz · STRz podcast: 2020 – The Year of Change? Part One
Reading Time: < 1 minuteShort Term Rentalz · STRz podcast: 2020 – The Year of Change? Part One
Navajo traditional homes become unique Airbnb destinations
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Entrepreneurs in the Navajo Nation in the Southwestern United States are using Airbnb’s platform to promote their traditional housing to generate further tourism in the region, as reported in The Navajo Times. The Navajo home, which is more commonly known as the Hogan, is the second largest federally recognised tribe in the United States. According […]
Travel startup Tempted aims to set up rental partnerships
Reading Time: 2 minutesUSA: Tempted, a new San Francisco startup, is intending to link its new technology with the short-term rental industry’s biggest players. The business model of Tempted capitalises on the market of exhausted parents or those without children, advertising vacation offers such as accommodation, resorts, restaurants, cruises and tours that are adult only. The founder, entrepreneur […]
Transparent: The Fastest Growing European Vacation Rental Locations in 2019
Reading Time: 9 minutesEurope: Transparent Intelligence consultant Jade Tinsley provides her insights on the fastest growing European vacation rental supply markets in 2019. Last month, we wrote an article that looked into the fastest growing vacation rental markets in America, and now it is Europe’s turn! In this post, we will take a look at the largest European […]