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CVC set to enter bidding to acquire Center Parcs
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners is set to enter the bidding to buy holiday village company Center Parcs and its UK & Ireland sites, less than a month after the business was put up for sale by Canadian private equity group Brookfield for a figure between £4 billion and £5 billion.
2023 Short Stay Week interviews: Heather Bayer, podcast host
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: STRz speaks to Heather Bayer, podcast host and consultant, at the 2023 Short Stay Week in Barcelona.
So Villas closes €10m funding round to grow footprint
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrance: Paris-based villa rental company So Villas has announced that it has closed a €10 million funding round led by French financial services company ClubFunding Group.
Spanish glamping startup Kampaoh pitches up in France
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrance / Spain: Seville-based glamping startup Kampaoh has announced its first international expansion into France, with further footprint growth in Europe planned in Italy and Portugal in the near future.
Plum Guide seeks to lead AI-driven “revolution”
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Discerning traveller booking platform Plum Guide has implemented artificial intelligence [AI] in a move that is “revolutionising” the brand’s home acquisition process, boosting business efficiencies and fuelling growth.