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Furniture rental startup Føerni launches in Hong Kong
Reading Time: 2 minutesHong Kong: Furniture rental subscription service startup Føerni has launched in Hong Kong, as it seeks to disrupt the market by providing high-quality, modern furniture at an affordable price with flexible lease options ranging from between three and 18 months. The concept, which launched officially on 15 July, is the second entrepreneurial venture in the […]
Cardiff named most profitable UK Airbnb city
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: A survey led by Vanquis Bank has named Cardiff as the most profitable city for landlords to operate an Airbnb. The bank analysed data across 21 different cities, with calculations focusing on how much homeowners could make listing a spare room on the platform rather than renting it permanently. Seven cities – Bath, Belfast, Brighton, […]
InsuraGuest goes live with Hostfully
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCanada: Insurtech company InsuraGuest Technologies has announced it has gone live with end-to-end vacation rental property management software provider Hostfully. As a result, the InsuraGuest hospitality liability coverages will now be able to purchase and use for Hostfully’s clients. Once in use, clients can use the InsuraGuest coverages to address claims made by guests and […]
ASSC announces £1m grant for self-catering businesses
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers [ ASSC ] and Visit Scotland have announced a £1 million grant to support Scottish self-catering businesses. The government grant will support businesses facing hardship due to the effects of the pandemic. The fund will be made specifically available for Scottish businesses previously ineligible to receive other support or […]
STAAH partners with HomeAway
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNew Zealand: Cloud-based channel management software STAAH has announced a partnership with Expedia Group’s short-term rental brand HomeAway. The connection hopes to improve the data capacity and reach of property managers on the HomeAway platform. The partnership between the two firms went live at the end of April and has already seen interest from a […]
Is home swapping a way to achieve a better quality of life?
Reading Time: 5 minutesUK: Célia Pronto, managing director of members-only, global home swapping platform Love Home Swap, pinpoints the reasons why home swapping is likely to become one of the key trends to emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic in the hospitality space. As lockdown relaxes and we begin to emerge from our homes, we can see some positive […]