Reading Time: 2 minutesUS / UK: Hyatt Hotels Corporation has announced plans to acquire the London-based hotel booking platform Mr & Mrs Smith for £53 million in cash.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Manchester has become the first city in the UK to introduce a tourist tax, which will cost an additional £1 per night for accommodation stays.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Cloud-based business intelligence company OTA Insight has launched Rate Insight+, a commercial tool which combines short-term rental and hotel data into one platform.
Reading Time: 2 minutesPortugal: IHM held its fifth annual RECHARGE event in Lisbon, hosted at coworking venue Heden
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrance / Netherlands: Camping holiday booking platform Campings.com has secured €27 million in funding which has enabled the group to acquire its competitor, Bungalow Booker.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Short-term renal data provider Key Data Dashboard has partnered with travel and hospitality technology platform Amadeus to combine forward-looking business for hotels, vacation rentals and airlines.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The latest TV advert from Sykes Holiday Cottages will air until the end of March 2023 and is built around the 1990s track Let’s Get Ready to Rhumble.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Short-term rental property management platform Guesty has partnered with luxury hospitality brand onefinestay.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Second-home ownership platform Fractal Homes has raised £30 million in seed funding, led by White Star Capital.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: At Mine Hospitality, a Miami-based hotel management company, has raised $6 million from Enduring
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