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SendSquared closes $1m seed funding round
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: SendSquared, a marketing communications technology platform for the hospitality industry, has raised $1 million in a seed funding round led by Minneapolis-based private equity firm Cobalt Capital Partners. Founded in 2018, SendSquared says that it plans it use to the capital to enhance its product, expand its sales, marketing and product development teams, and cultivate […]
iTravel Staycation Award winner interviews 2021: Sherwood House
Reading Time: 5 minutesUK: In the first feature of a new mini-series on ShortTermRentalz, we speak to some of the winners from the 2021 iTravel Staycation Awards, who were revealed via a virtual awards ceremony in June. First up, we hear from Kath and Pete Austin, owners of Sherwood House, which won the 2021 iTravel Staycation Award for […]
The top performing cities at the peak of summer 2021
Reading Time: 5 minutesWorldwide: The height of summer 2021 has brought mixed news from countries and cities around the world citing progression of vaccination programmes coupled with new Covid outbreaks, creating some confusion as well as positivity towards travel. With such opposing news stories, Rentals United has reported its own statistics regarding vacation rental performance. The vacation rental […]
VTrips secures PE investment to accelerate M&A and deploy $250m
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Florida-based vacation rental management company VTrips has announced that it received a “significant” minority equity investment from private investment firm Hudson Hill Capital [HHC], with all capital being funded to the balance sheet. VTrips says that it will leverage the investment to accelerate the company’s acquisition strategy and to further strengthen its technology offering. It also expects to […]