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ALTIDO adds fire station to London portfolio
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Property management company ALTIDO, part of living platform DoveVivo, has signed the Westminster Fire Station in London, which offers short- and long-term accommodation.
Indian OTA Yatra set for imminent IPO
Reading Time: 2 minutesIndia: Indian online travel agency Yatra Online Limited is set to launch its initial public offering on 15 September, ahead of what is expected to be a busy period for IPOs in the country.
Holidu and Sportihome sign strategic partnership
Reading Time: 3 minutesGermany / France: Vacation rental booking portal Holidu has signed a strategic partnership between its subsidiary Bookiply and French startup Sportihome, a platform for sporting holidays.
South Africa registration system to be established via Airbnb MoU
Reading Time: 2 minutesSouth Africa: Airbnb and South Africa’s Department of Tourism have signed a memorandum of understanding [MoU] to initiate a series of collaboration efforts between the two entities, including the establishment of a national short-term rental registration system.
Key Data: US STR market sees 17 per cent revenue drop
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: The US short-term rental market saw a summer slowdown, experiencing a 17 per cent decline in RevPAR, according to analysis by short term rental data provider Key Data.
Airbnb adds Google AI “expert” Manyika to board of directors
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb has announced the appointment of James Manyika, an AI “ambassador” at Google, to its board of directors with immediate effect.
Lodgify launches GPT-powered AI Assistant
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain / US: Vacation rental software platform Lodgify has announced the release of its AI Assistant, a GPT-powered messaging tool.