
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGreece: Short-stay apartment operator Bob W has opened its first properties in Greece as the

Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: Operators, developers, investors and service providers from across the hospitality and real estate industries connected at the Urban Living Festival in Canary Wharf, London, to learn more about how we stay, live and work is shaping the future of the built environment.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteGermany: Tech-enabled apartment operator NUMA Group has expanded its portfolio in Germany, signing an additional 304 units across four new buildings in Berlin.

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
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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.
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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.