Airbnb signs MoU with India’s Tourism Ministry to promoteemerging tourism destinations

Reading Time: < 1 minuteINDIA: Airbnb, a company that operates an online marketplace for short- and long-term homestays, signed a two-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with India’s Ministry of Tourism to strengthen the country’s homestay ecosystem and emerging destinations.
Smoobu launches multi-brand smart lock tool for STR hosts

Reading Time: < 1 minuteGermany: Property management platform Smoobu has launched a smart devices add-on that allows independent short-term rental hosts to manage locks from multiple brands through one dashboard.