A.M.A Selections collaborates with Marriott International

Reading Time: < 1 minuteEurope: Homes & Villas by Marriott International has selected A.M.A Selections as a trusted vacation rental company. The collaboration means that a curated selection of A.M.A Selections homes will be displayed on the Homes & Villas by Marriott International website. Customers will also be able to earn and redeem points from Marriott International’s travel programme, […]
Scottish government to clamp down on short-term lets by next summer

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Airbnb-style short-term lets are set for more regulation over the next 12 months, as the Scottish government prepares to implement a new licensing regime by next summer. Ahead of next year’s Scottish Parliament election in May, MSPs previously announced plans to introduce restrictions on short-term lets but these were put on hold due to […]
LHH Scotland referred to CMA

Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Dingwall-based holiday let agency LHH Scotland has been the latest travel firm to be referred to the Competition and Markets Authority [CMA] over claims that the business was not refunding customers who had had to cancel their stays in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. Angry holidaymakers, some of whom claimed to have lost hundreds […]
STRz podcast 15: Kerten’s Nicolai Padoan analyses asset class convergence

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Nicolai Padoan, global commercial head and director of development Europe at Kerten Hospitality, joins the latest episode of the ShortTermRentalz podcast to discuss the opening of Kerten’s new Cloud7 residences, the convergence of asset classes and how operators will need to rethink their spaces in the future.
UK government re-imposes quarantine order for returnees from Spain

Reading Time: 4 minutesUK / Spain: The UK Department for Transport [DfT] announced on Saturday that all travellers returning from Spain to the UK would be required to self-isolate in quarantine at home for the following two weeks, a notion which took immediate effect as of midnight on Sunday morning. Likewise, the Foreign Office is advising all Brits […]