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Airbnb blocks more than 800 UK listings flouting rules
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Airbnb has announced that it has removed or suspended more than 800 listings in the UK following a crackdown on so-called “party houses”. According to the company, the number includes listings that have received complaints or violated policies on parties and unauthorised events, which are “explicitly” banned on Airbnb. In a further commitment to […]
Booking Holdings “hopeful” for U-shaped recovery by Spring 2021
Reading Time: 3 minutesWorldwide: In its latest earnings call for 2020 Q3, Booking Holding senior executives are predicting a second dip in cancellation rates in November and December before a U-shaped recovery [rather than the deep V shape seen earlier in the year] until Spring 2021. The company is forecasting a loss in the fourth quarter despite seeing […]
Monaker Group and HomeToGo complete direct integration
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Technology-driven travel company Monaker Group and vacation rental search engine HomeToGo have completed a direct integration to search and book available alternative lodging rental [ALR], or vacation rental, properties through Monaker. As a result, individual travellers using HomeToGo’s search engines will have “seamless” access to all of Monaker’s instantly bookable vacation rental properties located in prime […]
Robin Clifford joins Nestor as head of expansion: Q+A
Reading Time: 6 minutesUK: London-based property management company Nestor has announced that Robin Clifford, former Airbnb supply lead for N. Europe & MEA, has joined the company as its head of expansion. Following the announcement, ShortTermRentalz caught up with Clifford, one of Europe’s most engaging vacation rental stage speakers, and Nestor co-founder Fran Milsom to discuss the new hire […]
Transparent analysis: The state of Airbnb at IPO
Reading Time: 9 minutesWorldwide: Vacation rental data provider Transparent provides its insights into Airbnb’s imminent IPO and analyses how it has been able to reach this milestone in its development. Airbnb’s IPO marks a milestone in the travel industry and consumer internet as a whole. By redefining traveller expectations and establishing a new type of lodging, Airbnb built […]
Airbnb set to file for $30bn+ IPO this week
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb is set to file the necessary IPO [initial public offering] documents later this week ahead of its anticipated stock market debut in December, as it seeks to raise $3 billion in proceeds in a move that would set the company a valuation of around $30 billion, according to Reuters. Next month, it is […]