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OYO targets US vacation rental market
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Indian hospitality unicorn OYO is attempting to expand its company towards the US vacation rental market. The group hopes to take on a property management focused role, subleasing out properties on behalf of owners and operators. OYO, which specialises in managing budget hotels, currently operates around 50 homes in the US market so far. […]
Check-in Scan receives investment from Carlson Invest AB
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Malaga-based registration mobile app startup Check-in Scan has received investment from Swedish management consultancy Carlson Invest AB. The Airbnb phenomenon has revolutionised and disrupted the vacation rental marketplace, so much so, that many countries around the world are having to implement measures that will bring this flourishing industry into legal alignment with traditional hospitality, e.g. […]
Amsterdam court rules against Airbnb in potential €200m fees case
Reading Time: 2 minutesNetherlands: Airbnb is set to land a bill totalling up to €200 million after a court in Amsterdam ruled that it was not entitled to claim booking fees from Dutch domestic travellers. The district court in Amsterdam ruled that the platform had breached a law in the country which forbids middlemen from securing fees from […]