Niagra Falls town sets planning moratorium on short-term lets
US: The town of Niagra Falls New York, partial home to the waterfalls of the same name, has announced its
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Author: Miles Hurley
Airbnb delivers fraud lawsuit to Miami development partner
US: Airbnb is serving a lawsuit to Miami based developer Harvey Hernandez, accusing him of fraud after they had embarked
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OYO Hotels & Homes partners with Sabre Hospitality Solutions
Singapore: Rapidly-growing hospitality chain OYO has partnered with Sabre Hospitality to connect its properties with travel agents. Through Sabre’s GDS
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Dubai Tourism Authority issues guidelines for holiday homes sector
UAE: The Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing has unveiled an expansion to its 2013 guidelines on holiday homes.
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Green MSP launches new short-term let reporting website
UK: Andy Wightman, green party MSP for the Lothians, has launched homesfirst.scot, a tool where residents can track the growth
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Women only vacation rental platform Golightly has launched
Worldwide: New vacation rental service Golightly is providing a women only platform for rentals and renters. The company was inspired
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London Councils calls for more regulatory power of short-term lets
UK: The London Councils, representatives of the city’s 32 boroughs and the City of London corporation, has made a plea
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AirDNA partners with real estate data platform Cherre
US: Short-term rental data provider AirDNA has partnered with New York-based real estate data platform Cherre. Cherre will integrate AirDNA’s
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Airbnb pledges pre-IPO commitment to stakeholders
US: Airbnb has announced its intention to publish annual reports for its stakeholders in addition to financial reports, after stating
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Airbnb guests and revenue in Maine triples in the past four years
US: Over a half-million guests stayed overnight in homes and apartments booked through Airbnb in 2019, with hosts earning around
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