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Ontario relaxes provincial short-term rental restrictions
Reading Time: 2 minutesCanada: The capital Canadian province of Ontario has relaxed its coronavirus restrictions on short-term rentals. The news was announced by the province’s minister of economic development, Victor Fedeli, in a tweet earlier today. Ontario had initially banned short-term rentals as a result of the global pandemic, attempting to curb infection rates. As of 4 April, […]
Airbnb plans to cut 35 per cent of Dublin workforce
Reading Time: 2 minutesIreland: Airbnb may be planning to shed around 25 per cent of its workforce in the Irish capital of Dublin. According to TheJournal.ie, employees have been told that Airbnb is targeting 190 redundancies at its European headquarters due to the global pandemic. The company announced a wide series of layoffs at the beginning of May, […]
Booking.com extends chairwoman Tans’ contract until 2021
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Netherlands: Booking.com chairwoman Gillian Tan’s contract has been extended until 2021, a year longer than initially expected. The move is seen as something of a surprise, as her initial contract was due to expire later this month. Booking.com, the largest of the booking holdings brand, was led by Tans until June of last year […]
Quality Cottages unveils new cleaning protocols for rentals
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Quality Cottages and their sister business Quality Unearthed have issued owners with a set of new guidelines on hygiene and cleanliness. The new guidelines are designed to ensure that when the business reopens after lockdown, guests will be able to feel safe within their rental. Both businesses currently have no-one staying in any of […]