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How will Airbnb’s Olympic / Paralympic legacy be defined?
Reading Time: 10 minutesWorldwide: In 24 hours’ time, the eyes of the world will be on Japan for the delayed 2020 Olympic Games, as well as its global partners and sponsors, including Airbnb. On the eve of one of the most polarised Games in modern times, there is as much at stake for the home-sharing platform as there […]
SUPERHOG partners with HiBnb
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK / Canada: Global digital trust platform SUPERHOG has announced a partnership with Toronto-based startup HiBnb, a hospitality marketplace dedicated to helping travellers find cannabis-friendly accommodations and activities, to help increase inclusivity in the short-term rental sector. SUPERHOG’s mission is to solve the trust and protection gap for millions of global short-term rental hosts, operators and guests, […]
Airbnb lobbies Irish housing minister for “fair” regulations
Reading Time: 2 minutesIreland: Airbnb is encouraging Irish housing minister Darragh O’Brien to introduce “fair and proportionate” regulations for short-term rentals in Ireland. Historically, Airbnb has been met with criticism in Ireland, and around the world, for being perceived to increase rent costs and hold unfair advantages in competition with local businesses, due to differing levels of scrutiny and regulation. The […]
AirDNA integrates with Futurestay
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Short-term rental data and analytics provider AirDNA’s dynamic pricing engine is now integrated into Futurestay’s operating system for short-term rental management. The new integration is designed to give independent and small rental businesses total control over their pricing strategies, with the ability to automate their prices for Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com based on real-time data. […]
Raus secures “seven-figure” sum in pre-seed funding
Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany: Berlin-based cabin rental startup Raus has announced that it has secured a “seven-figure” sum in pre-seed funding as it prepares to open its first getaways in Germany this year. The round in the startup, founded by childhood friends Dr. Christopher Eilers, Johann Ahlers and Julian Trautwein, was led by Viennese early-stage investor Speedinvest and […]