
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Miami-based property management company Sextant Stays has closed a $14 million Series A funding round and simultaneously rebranded as Roami.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Online hospitality training platform Boostly has announced a partnership with all-in-one solution Beds24 that gives it access to an additional 112 international markets.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Software company Inhabit has acquired next-generation property management system Lightmaker Property Manager [LMPM].

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The entries deadline for the 2023 Shortyz Awards – the gold standard awards for the global short-term / vacation rental industry – has been extended until Wednesday 15 March [23:59 GMT].

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Ahead of the Short Stay Summit 2023 at Old Billingsgate in London on Thursday 27 April, STRz editor Paul Stevens speaks to UK STAA CEO Andy Fenner.

Reading Time: 14 minutesWorldwide: The IHM editorial team select 22 inspirational female leaders in hospitality and real estate to mark International Women’s Day 2023 [8 March].

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Short-term rental lodging firm Sonder is making around 100 corporate employees redundant, amounting to close to 14 per cent of the startup’s overall workforce.

Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany: Holiday home co-ownership platform MYNE Homes has announced the acquisition of German competitor VillaCircle.

Reading Time: 2 minutesFrance / UK: French home exchange platform HomeExchange has announced the acquisition of British competitor Love Home Swap.

Reading Time: 4 minutesEurope: As expected, EU business ministers have approved new rules for short-term rental booking platforms across the European Union, including Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia Group and TripAdvisor.