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Airbnb creates specific coronavirus cancellation policy
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: With the coronavirus spreading to over 70 countries, Airbnb has introduced specific policies for how and when to cancel bookings. This is in response to the number of cancellations being made worldwide as a result of disease-related concerns. Airbnb usually has six individual categories pertaining to the strictness of cancellation, ranging from flexible to […]
GUARDHOG launches global ID verification platform SUPERHOG
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: P2P insurer GUARDHOG Technologies has launched a sister company, SUPERHOG, which it claims will provide financially “guaranteed” global ID verification services to the vacation rental community. The sister company was born out of the GUARDHOG team’s learnings from insuring millions of nights of bookings over the last three years. They recognised that insurance, by […]
European city mayors call for EU to tighten rental platform regulation
Reading Time: 2 minutesEurope: The mayors of of 22 European cities have added their voices to calls for the European Union to improve its regulation of short-term holiday rental platforms by issuing three key demands. Those mayors have called on the EU to establish a new legislative framework that will update the e-Commerce Directive of 2000 on the […]
MadeComfy expands short-term rental service into Canberra
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAustralia: Short-term rental property management company and Airbnb partner, MadeComfy, is expanding into the capital by entering the rental market in Canberra. The firm, which operates in cities such as Sydney [where it is also headquartered], Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast, says it is expanding to the capital due to strong demand reflected in […]