
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Though the state of Florida has currently implemented a ban on short-term rentals, many

Reading Time: 5 minutesUK: ShortTermRentalz speaks to Francesca Howland, co-founder of Bimble, a London-based app and platform which

Reading Time: 2 minutesFrance: The French government has announced proposals to build an OTA to compete with Booking.com

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb backed corporate housing start-up Zeus living has announced a second round of layoffs,

Reading Time: 2 minutesPortugal: Though Portuguese Airbnbs remain empty, thousands of owners have resisted government programmes to transform

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Approximately £4.8m million worth of grants to support businesses through the pandemic in York
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Last month Airbnb disabled its instant book function for UK properties, and has since
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteHawaii: Maui had the largest vacation rental supply of all four counties in March at

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: New property management platform apropos, developed by UK letting Agent DJ Alexander, has launched.

Reading Time: 2 minutesChina: OYO is seeing a small revitalisation of demand for travel, as 70 per cent