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Former Airbnb employees launch local discovery app Bigfoot
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Bigfoot, a new AI-powered tech startup, created by Airbnb alumni, has launched to transform how we discover new experiences in cities.
STRz spotlight: Alertify co-founder Gareth Rhodes Q&A
Reading Time: 5 minutesUS / South Africa: Gareth Rhodes, co-founder of Alertify, speaks to STRz about the company’s new WelcomeLink product, streamlining compliance with state regulations, and his reaction to Airbnb’s pledges to verify more listings worldwide and its global ban on the use of indoor security cameras at its listings.
Hopes Labour housing plans will end holiday let ‘blame culture’
Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: Following the results of last week’s UK General Election, new Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ announcement of new measures to accelerate housebuilding in the UK has been welcomed by the holiday let sector, which has been calling for some time for governments to tackle the real factors affecting the housing market.
NUMA Group acquires Native Places
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Hospitality platform NUMA Group has acquired the lifestyle aparthotel brand Native Places from Native Holdings for an undisclosed price.