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Bookiply study reveals booking surge in Canary Islands
Reading Time: 2 minutesCanary Islands: According to a study from software provider Bookiply, demand for international travel to the Canary Islands has risen dramatically. The rise follows both the UK and Germany lifting COVID travel warnings from the region. Spain was initially one of the 50 countries exempted from quarantine orders by the UK before the order was […]
Scottish accommodation industry criticises planned regulations
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Multiple members of Scotland’s holiday home and self-catering accommodation industry have voiced their opposition to new proposed regulations from the Scottish government in a letter. The government is currently carrying out its final stage of consultations before implementing an overhaul of short-term rentals law. Scotland proposed new regulations on the industry this January, primarily […]
Breezeway releases quality assurance and safety report
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Property operations and service platform Breezeway has released a report that illustrates the impact of changing traveller demands on property care and safety programmes for short-term rental properties. The company surveyed hundreds of professional short-term rental operators across the globe, with portfolio sizes ranging from single digit to thousands of properties. The resulting report shows […]
Rentals United names The World’s Top 50 Short Term Property Managers
Reading Time: 3 minutesBarcelona: Channel manager Rentals United has announced the World’s Top 50 Short Term Property Managers list. Dominating the prestigious list are European companies with Awaze, OYO Vacation Homes, Interhome, Sykes Holiday Cottages, Direct Booker, Feriepartner, Sol og Strand and Holidaycottages.co.uk heading the top ten, along with two companies from North America: Vacasa and Evolve. All of the top ten primarily represent […]
Airbnb to list shares on Nasdaq ahead of IPO
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Ahead of its much-anticipated IPO before the turn of the year, Airbnb has reportedly opted to list its shares on the Nasdaq market, representing the index’s largest listing since that of Facebook in 2012 [$16 billion]. Though no timeframe has yet been given for when the scheduled IPO may take place, it is believed […]