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DeSantis to ease rental restrictions in Florida for Phase 1 reopening
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: Florida state governor Ron DeSantis, who has attracted criticism for his handling of the Covid-19 crisis, has said vacation rentals will be able to reopen to state residents but holidaymakers from the coronavirus epicentre of New York are to be banned from booking for the foreseeable future. Critics have turned on the governor after he […]
NextPax announces “world’s first” distribution partnership with Trip.com
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNetherlands: Almere-based channel manager NextPax, which provides channel management technology for vacation rentals, hotels and resorts, has announced a distribution partnership with Asian travel distribution channel Trip.com Group. NextPax claims that the API built in partnership with the Chinese OTA, owned by Skyscanner’s parent company Ctrip, is the “first completely automated connection for vacation rentals”, allowing them to manage their online […]
VRScheduler launches cleaning certification for housekeepers / maintenance staff
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: The team behind VRScheduler, a software platform for managing staff scheduling and operational task management for the rental industry, has launched a series of online cleaning certification courses to support the education and wellbeing of housekeepers and maintenance departments of vacation rentals, condos and boutique hotels. Part of the proceeds from the course will […]
STRz podcast 7: Doinn’s Noelia Novella on cleaning leading to professionalisation
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain / Portugal: Doinn CEO and co-founder, Noelia Novella, joins us for episode seven of the new ShortTermRentalz podcast, in which she discusses the differences between cleaning and disinfection, the introduction of booking buffer tool initiatives and how the Covid-19 pandemic will lead to professionalisation within the short-term rental industry from a sanitisation perspective.
Harvey Hernandez subject to second lawsuit in two months
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Newgard Development Group CEO and founder of Hostiing, which has created brands such as Niido and Natiivo, Harvey Hernandez, is the subject of a second lawsuit in the space of two months after his company was sued for allegedly defaulting on a $2 million loan for a Centro Tower project in downtown Miami. The […]