
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: International Hospitality Media [IHM], a leading publisher and event organiser in the hospitality and real estate sectors [and the publisher of STRz], has announced major expansion and improvement to its flagship Urban Living Festival.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUAE: The number of registered holiday homes in Dubai increased by 45 per cent year-on-year, according to property consultancy Asteco.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteFeel Group has opened Vertical Firmeza Coworking and Flats, a mixed-use development in Porto’s city centre.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Colorado-based SkyRun Vacation Rentals, a property management franchise in the vacation rental marketplace, has recorded a record-breaking year of development since becoming a multi-location operation in 2009.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteHungary: National competition watchdog GVH raided the Budapest office of Booking Holdings on Wednesday as part of a probe into the online accommodation booking and service market in Hungary.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIndia: Two senior figures at Indian hospitality unicorn Oyo have left the company before its proposed November IPO.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: New rules on short-term rentals in New York City went into effect this week, with tens of thousands of listings expected to be affected.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteCanada: Rental Escapes, a full-service luxury villa company, is offering travel advisors up to a $5,000 bonus commission plus double reward points through its Rewards Program for the month of September.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Property maintenance and cleaning software platform Breezeway has become an official Airbnb Software Partner.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: International Hospitality Media [IHM], the publisher of ShortTermRentalz, has announced a series of promotions and a restructuring of its editorial department.