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PointCentral confirms donation to VRMA Advocacy Fund
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Property automation solution provider PointCentral has announced it is making a donation to the Vacation Rental Managers Association [VRMA] Advocacy Fund to support the vacation rental industry during the Covid-19 pandemic. The fund is to be used to amplify the value that vacation rentals bring to the travel industry, thereby ensuring that the industry […]
Vacation rentals at risk of closure in Hawaii
Reading Time: 2 minutesHawaii: County mayors in Hawaii and Kauai have begun the process of closing down vacation rentals during the coronavirus pandemic as they are not considered essential businesses like hotels and motels, according to a report appearing in USA Today. As well as rentals, bed and breakfasts are also being shut down for the foreseeable future, […]
HomeAway becomes “StayHome” for now
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: HomeAway is temporarily changing its logo to “StayHome” for now, sending out a clear message to UK holidaymakers and holiday homeowners to follow the government’s advice to avoid all non-essential travel and to simply stay at home. The edit has been made across HomeAway’s social channels including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. The company said it felt that it was […]
Operto and Hostfully announce Smart Stay tech partnership
Reading Time: 2 minutesVancouver: Property automation system Operto Guest Technologies has announced a partnership with vacation and short-term rental software provider, Hostfully. The relationship brings Operto’s Smart Stay automation solution to property managers internationally as it seeks to cement its position as one of the leading operating systems in the industry. Operto provides property managers with a software platform […]
STRz podcast: Sloane’s Eleanor Nesic on “seismic” travel habit changes
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLondon / Croatia: In the first-ever episode of the ShortTermRentalz podcast, Eleanor Nesic, head of revenue and performance at Sloane Collection, speaks about the shift towards mid-term rentals in certain category groups, the changes in business travellers’ travel habits and the increasing importance of having a good wifi connection. For more information, visit the Sloane […]
Wil Slickers on the launch of his latest podcast series and the Shortyz 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: The founder of Slick Talk Creative and host of Slick Talk: The Hospitality Podcast, Wil Slickers, speaks to ShortTermRentalz at the Short Stay Show in March about the launch of his Vacation Rental Mastermind podcast series and gives his thoughts on the inaugural Shortyz Awards the previous night. For more information, visit the Facebook […]
Crisis equals opportunity: how to leverage and grow a business during Covid-19
Reading Time: 4 minutesDenmark: ShortTermRentalz speaks to Jannik Lawaetz, founder and CEO of luggage storage company LuggageHero, about how businesses can turn the crisis into an opportunity to adapt their services for the travellers of the future post-Covid-19. This year started off really well for LuggageHero, and I was certain that it would be another record-breaking year on […]