Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Custom Travel Solutions [CTS], a software-as-a-service private-label platform for membership organisations and loyalty programmes, has further enhanced its extensive travel portfolio by expanding its vacation rental inventory.
Reading Time: 12 minutesWorldwide: STRz editor Paul Stevens makes his predictions for the global short-term / vacation rental industry as we edge closer to 2025.
Reading Time: 2 minutesGreece: The Greek parliament has approved a bill that will increase a daily tax on short-term rentals and hotels in the country, as well as charge a levy for cruise ship visitors, in a bid to reduce over-tourism and address the impact of natural disasters on its economy.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: The entry period for the 2025 Shortyz Awards – the sixth edition of the leading awards ceremony for the global short-term / vacation rental industry – has opened.
Reading Time: 3 minutesPortugal: A proposed local referendum has been approved in Lisbon’s municipal assembly, which paves the way for a potential ban on short-term rentals for tourists in residential buildings in the Portuguese capital.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNorway / Sweden: Swedish camping and motorhome rental platform, Acamp, has been acquired by Norwegian competitor Campio to create “the leading Nordic platform for camping and motorhome tourism”.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHong Kong: Luxury hotel management group Mandarin Oriental has taken full ownership of its branded collection of private vacation homes and mansions, and that it will operate the business independently.
Reading Time: 2 minutesItaly: The Italian interior ministry has announced a ban on key lock boxes across the country in order to “prevent public order and safety risks”.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: UK consumers are set to spend £467 million this Travel Tuesday as they take advantage of big deals on package holidays, flights, accommodation and more.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Property management software company Inhabit has secured an undisclosed preferred equity investment led by Blackstone, with an additional investment from entrepreneurial family office Greater Sum Ventures.
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