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Catherine Powell hired to lead Airbnb Experiences division
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb has named former Disney executive Catherine Powell as the new head of its Experiences program, which offers travellers and guests the opportunity to partake in immersive tours and activities led by local hosts. Powell takes over the role from Joe Zadeh, who was the figurehead behind the launch of Airbnb Experiences in 2016 […]
French lawmakers target Airbnb’s $2 billion market
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrance: Airbnb has become the target of french lawmakers, as the country’s market becomes the second largest worldwide. Authorities are demanding Airbnb send them rental data for the past year in order to detect for possible tax avoidance, according to Bloomberg News. Sources close to the company say that bookings in France has ballooned to […]
GuestReady forecasts 39 per cent rise in rental income in 2020
Reading Time: 2 minutesDubai: As Dubai gears up for a packed events schedule this year, holiday home management company GuestReady Dubai has revealed it is forecasting the opportunity for landlords to earn up to 39 per cent more than the average week this year. According to the company and research conducted by rental data provider AirDNA, the top […]
Supply rises and growth slows: CBRE tracks the rental industry
Reading Time: 4 minutesUS: If any market has seen seismic change over the last decade, it is the one for short-term rentals: the industry went from a handful of small vacation rentals to around 1.5 million units of available supply in the U.S. alone by the end of 2019. The U.S. industry has seen a penetration rate of […]
UnderTheDoormat’s Merilee Karr on why you should enter the Shortyz 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: UnderTheDoormat CEO and UK STAA chair, Merilee Karr, gives her reasons why professionals working in the global short-term rental industry should submit their nominations for the Shortyz 2020 by Friday 31 January 2020 at 23.59 GMT. Please submit either 200 words per category entry or a 90-second video entry to shortyz@internationalhospitality.media by Friday’s deadline […]
Booking.com announces €2.6m sustainable accommodation grant
Reading Time: 2 minutesNetherlands: Booking.com opened its Booking booster program for 2020 yesterday, focusing on sustainable accommodation. This is the fourth iteration of the platform’s program, this year offering €2.6m worth of possible investment to start-ups, social enterprises, non-profits, and accommodations The focus on sustainability is backed by the platform’s market research on what its own customers want. […]
Short Term Rentalz · STRz podcast 28: William Astolfi, B. Homy
Reading Time: < 1 minuteShort Term Rentalz · STRz podcast 28: William Astolfi, B. Homy
Seven reasons to join the short stay accommodation bandwagon
Reading Time: 3 minutesWorldwide: Instead of choosing a stock-image hotel for your next weekend away, try a unique self-contained and serviced apartment, cottage or townhouse from the growing short stay accommodation economy. Often in the most buzzing and community led areas, staying in alternative short stay accommodation instead of the more traditional hospitality offerings is the hottest trend […]
Badi reaches 300,000 rental listings milestone in Europe
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Urban room rental marketplace Badi has announced it has surpassed the milestone of 300,000 room rental listings in Barcelona, Berlin, London and Madrid respectively. The startup’s most rapidly growing market is London, with listings in the capital city now exceeding 100,000 rooms since launching in the UK back in 2018. With offices in Barcelona, […]