Airbnb reopens application process for Experiences listings

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb has quietly reopened the application process for hosts to submit their ‘Experiences’ listings to the platform, a year and half after pausing new Experiences submissions and removing an estimated 5,000 individual tours and Experiences listings.
Budapest district votes to ban STRs in referendum

Reading Time: 2 minutesHungary: Residents in Terézváros, the District VI of Budapest, have narrowly voted to ban short-term rentals in the district in a referendum.
KEY.co buys brand activation platform Experientials

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: KEY.co, a platform for curated luxury vacation rental homes with personalised in-home services and local experiences, has announced its acquisition of brand activation and product integration platform, Experientials.
Expedia Group launches One Key in the UK

Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Expedia Group has announced the UK launch of One Key, its flexible loyalty programme which launched in the United States last year.
Guesty extends AI capabilities with new tools for PMs

Reading Time: 2 minutesIsrael / US: Property management software platform Guesty has announced the launch of two additional AI features: Guesty’s AI Assistant website builder and ReviewSmart AI.
Edinburgh City Council to stop three-month STL suspensions

Reading Time: 2 minutesScotland: A legal opinion by James Findlay KC has forced City of Edinburgh Council to reverse its policy on issuing three-month suspension notices to short-term let [STL] operators who had applied for a licence and were unable to demonstrate that they had applied for planning permission.