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Finding opportunities in the new travel landscape: monthly rentals and domestic tourism
Reading Time: 7 minutesBarcelona: Rentals United co-founder and CMO, Vanessa de Souza Lage, analyses how businesses in the short-term rental sector can find opportunities in the new travel landscape post-pandemic, particularly in terms of mid-term monthly rentals and domestic tourism. In these unusual times with the global fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, businesses in all sectors are challenged […]
OYO announces further furlough round and 25 per cent pay cuts
Reading Time: 2 minutesIndia: Just a fortnight after placing the majority of its employees, or “Oyopreneurs”, on furlough or temporary leave in the United States, United Kingdom and many of the other countries in which it operates, Softbank-backed hospitality chain OYO is furloughing more employees around the world and accepting a 25 per cent pay cut for all […]
Booking.com halts all UK rentals during lockdown period
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Online travel agency Booking.com has made the decision to halt all rentals within the United Kingdom during the current lockdown period. The decision comes after pressure from MPs, primarily Scottish National Party [SNP] Westminster leader Ian Blackford, who had been responsible for similar pressure campaigns on other OTAs. Blackford, alongside Liberal Democrat MP Jamie […]