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iTrip Vacations expands management programme in Oregon
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: iTrip Vacations Portland is expanding its short-term rental property management programme in Oregon to include Lincoln City. The Portland franchise, owned and managed by Corey Tigner and Ryan Tigner, will now serve rental owners and guests in Lincoln City, Portland, Mount Hood, Willamette Valley and Eugene. Corey Tigner said: “Finding the right property manager can […]
Airbnb to take Washington inauguration precautions
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Following the storming of the Capitol in Washington DC last week, Airbnb is taking extra precautions to prevent further violence in the city ahead of the presidential inauguration of Joe Biden next week [Wednesday 20 January]. The platform had already pledged to ban any insurrectionists involved in the “violent criminal activity” during the Capitol […]
Vrbo exits Toronto rental market following new crackdown
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCanada: Vacation rental marketplace Vrbo has announced that it is exiting the Toronto market due to the city’s recent crackdown on short-term rentals. The online travel agency listed more than 300 houses, condos, apartments and studios in the city prior to the enforcement of stricter rules on short-term rentals, which came into force on 1 January. […]
Sonder announces changes to leadership team
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: VC-backed hospitality startup Sonder, which closed a $170m Series E round last June, has announced a number a leadership changes and team additions. The company, which leases apartments and turns them into furnished, short-term rentals, has confirmed the appointments of a new president, chief technology officer [CTO] and vice president of market operations [North America]. […]