Le Collectionist secures €60m to accelerate acquisition strategy

Reading Time: 2 minutesFrance: Luxury holiday rental brand Le Collectionist has raised €60 million in a growth funding round to accelerate the expansion of the business through acquisitions.
Hospitable Hosts discuss their careers as rentalpreneurs

Reading Time: 7 minutesWorldwide: STRz speaks to some of the ‘rentalpreneurs’ who contributed to the inaugural Hospitable Hosts book published in May this year, including its creator, Jodie Stirling.
AltoVita closes $9.5m Series A investment round

Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: Global corporate accommodation platform AltoVita has announced that it has secured $9.5 million in an oversubscribed Series A investment round.
Minut partners with Sykes Holiday Cottages to protect “thousands”

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Property monitoring company Minut has joined forces with holiday rental agency Sykes Holiday Cottages as it continues its mission to make short-term renting more sustainable.