‘No-app’ mobile check-in solution launches
UK: FORTYEIGHT.AI, a technology company, has joined forces with Twilio, a communications platform, to launch a ‘no-app’ mobile check in
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Author: Eloise Hanson
Scotland begins to reopen hospitality venues
Scotland: As of 15 July 2020, hospitality venues in Scotland are allowed to reopen providing that mitigations are met. Bars,
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Sunak announces VAT cut for hospitality industry
UK: Chancellor Rishi Sunak has revealed a six-month cut in VAT for the hospitality and tourism sectors, which equates to
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UK government called on to incentivise private investors
UK: British businesses have called on the Treasury to incentivise private investors to invest in small and medium-sized enterprise [SMEs]
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UK vacation rental bookings spike 716 per cent between April and May
UK: Data from online booking platform eviivo has shown that bookings for vacation rentals between 1 April 2020 and 6 May
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Airbnb extends ban on non-essential UK bookings
UK: Last month Airbnb disabled its instant book function for UK properties, and has since extended its ban on bookings
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Maui’s vacation rental occupancy at 69.6 per cent throughout March
Hawaii: Maui had the largest vacation rental supply of all four counties in March at over 287,000 units, with unit
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AltoVita launches optimisation campaign for PMCs
UK: AltoVita, a business accommodation and services platform, shares some tips on how to optimise booking flow and market properties
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Transparent: London revealed as Europe’s largest vacation rental market
UK: With almost 68,000 vacation rental properties, London leads the European market by nearly 20,000 units and is home to
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Operto integrates with property management suite Cloudbeds
US: Operto Guest Technologies will integrate its Smart Stay property automation solution with Cloudbeds, a hospitality management system. Operto enables
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