Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Short-term rental analytics firm Key Data has appointed Dustin Downing to serve as its
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Reading Time: 7 minutesThe IHM team examines effects on the hospitality industry as the US and Israel’s war with Iran disrupts the Middle East and draws capital elsewhere.
Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany: API-first property management platform Apaleo debuted an agentic AI layer embedded in its hotel operations system.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: The High Court of Justice of Madrid (TSJM) has denied Airbnb’s request to suspend a €64 million penalty imposed in December 2025 for improper listings.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesEurope: AirDNA data show short-term rental supply growth against falling occupancy, driven in part by cancellations in southern Europe due to global conflict.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Figures from Key Data’s UK Spring 2026 Index Report show a relatively stable short-term rental market, but also one that increasingly depends on late bookings.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: PredictHQ has agreed to a deal which would see predictive data for sports tourism integrated into Expedia’s operator management platform.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesEurope: Recent Limehome signings include deals with three institutional investors for properties in Munich, Nuremberg, Brussels and Milan.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBerlin: Metasearch engine Kayak now lists HomeToGo’s European vacation rental inventory over 20 markets.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: San Francisco-based luggage storage firm Bounce announced its acquisition of Nannybag, expanding the firm’s European footprint.
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