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Niagara Falls town sets planning moratorium on short-term lets
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: The town of Niagara Falls New York, partial home to the waterfalls of the same name, has announced its plans to place a moratorium on short-term rental approval. The measure is a joint proposal by all five members of city council, who claim concerns over health and safety for the decision. The mayor, Robert […]
Microlidays, slow travel and luxury treats: 2020’s hot holiday trends
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Accommodation available in the UK short-term rental sector is ticking the boxes for 2020’s holiday trends [microlidays, slow travel and luxury treats], according to industry body the UK Short-Term Accommodation Association [STAA]. In 2019, 5.2 million UK travellers booked holidays by the end of January and this year, short-term accommodation is set to play […]
RECHARGE 2020 interviews: Sean Worker, T5 Strategies
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: T5 Strategies managing director and principal, Sean Worker, speaks to ShortTermRentalz at IHM Recharge 2020 in Barcelona about what he will take away from the event and the sessions he participated in, as well as why companies and individuals in the short-term rental industry should submit nominations for the Shortyz by the deadline on […]
Airbnb delivers fraud lawsuit to Miami development partner
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb is serving a lawsuit to Miami based developer Harvey Hernandez, accusing him of fraud after they had embarked on a partnership in mid 2019. According to the filed lawsuit, Airbnb had provided capital to Hernandez’s Newgard Development Group, for the opening of at least seven projects in 2019. Apparently, none have opened as […]
RECHARGE 2020 interviews: Jacob Wedderburn-Day and Jack Fenwick, Stasher
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: ShortTermRentalz caught up with Stasher CEO and co-founder, Jacob Wedderburn-Day, and business development manager, Jack Fenwick, at IHM RECHARGE 2020 in Barcelona to discuss the startup’s recent landmark $2.5 million funding round, their key takeaways from RECHARGE and their thoughts ahead of the inaugural Shortyz Awards on 11 March 2020. For more information, visit […]
Short Term Rentalz · STRz podcast 26: Jon Staff, Getaway
Reading Time: < 1 minuteShort Term Rentalz · STRz podcast 26: Jon Staff, Getaway
Event review: IHM RECHARGE 2020, Barcelona
Reading Time: 6 minutesSpain: Hospitality and real estate professionals from around Europe braved the might of Storm Gloria for the third staging of International Hospitality Media’s uniquely collaborative RECHARGE event, this time in Barcelona. Hosted at Bellucci Studios, a former film studio where the likes of Pedro Almodóvar got their careers off the ground, the 2020 RECHARGE built on […]