Airbnb strikes collaboration agreement with CheKin

Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Airbnb has announced it has struck a collaboration agreement with Seville-based startup CheKin, which has developed a digital solution to facilitate the registration of travellers with the relevant authorities in a faster, easier and safer way. As a result of the partnership with the startup, Airbnb says its hosts will be able to comply with […]
QHA brands report surges in staycation bookings

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: QHA Group Ltd [Quality Holidays Assured] brands, Rural Retreats and Norfolk Hideaways, are reporting surges in summer staycation bookings in light of the Covid-19 pandemic and the enforcement of travel restrictions around the world. Norfolk Hideaways reported an increase in bookings of 250 per cent between June and July this year compared to the […]
ENGAGE webinar: The death of ‘alternative accommodation’?

Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: The latest in a fortnightly series of ENGAGE webinars for travel buyers and suppliers of accommodation to corporate travellers was hosted last week by Mark Harris of the Travel Intelligence Network. Like the curated ENGAGE event itself, the webinars bring together the very best from across the travel-buying industry and provide a no-cost digital platform for […]