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AngoCasa rolls out Boa Estadia to cater to rental demand in Angola

Boa Estadia

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAngola: Real estate portal AngoCasa has launched the short-term rental platform, Boa Estadia, to cater for a sizeable increase in market demand in Angola Boa Estadia lists private houses, apartments, bungalows, guest houses and hotels on a short-term basis, and listing on the site is currently free. Those behind the announcement describe it as a “pioneering” project in […]

Second AJL Profitability Hub online conference to be held on 26 May

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Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: The boutique consulting firm for the private accommodation industry, AJL Consulting, has partnered with industry resource platform, PillowTalk Media, to launch a second AJL Profitability Hub online conference for the professional short-term rental industry.  The conference, which is free to register, has a live kick-off on 26 May and will feature panel discussions with […]

Stay Alfred to permanently close down

Stay Alfred

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: The founder and CEO of Washington state-based apartment rental startup Stay Alfred, Jordan Allen, has confirmed the business is closing down permanently, a month after ShortTermRentalz revealed it had ceased trading and closed its social media accounts. Allen, who founded the startup a decade ago, said it was “amazing to think that a $100 million […]

Leisure and tourism brands predicted to lose 20 per cent of cumulative value

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Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Independent branded business valuation consultancy Brand Finance has simultaneously released its Brand Finance Leisure & Tourism 10 2020 ranking and Hotels 50 2020 report, in which it says brands could lose up to 20 per cent of their cumulative value as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. In the first ranking, Brand Finance ranked […]