
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Ahead of the 2023 Shortyz Awards on Wednesday 26 April, we hear from the winners from the 2022 Awards, what it meant to them to win and how it has enhanced their business, and their hopes and aspirations for the 2023 Shortyz.

Reading Time: 2 minutesNetherlands: Amsterdam-based travel tech startup Stippl has secured €400,000 in a pre-seed funding round.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUSA: Flexible apartment living membership company Landing has launched its Homes for Healing initiative, which provides free housing for families travelling with a child to receive long-term medical treatment.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: TurnoverBnB, a software-as-a-service [SaaS] platform that integrates, automates and simplifies recurring property services such as cleaning for short-term rental owners and operators, has announced that it has rebranded as Turno.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS / Israel: Property management platform Guesty has launched its direct reservations solutions to coincide with international #BookDirect Day [1 February 2023].

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Flexible living residential brand Sentral has announced the acquisition of Align Residential, a management firm specialising in innovative residential experiences.

Reading Time: 2 minutesCanada: Vacation rental management software Hostaway has partnered with global travel technology provider Amadeus to distribute short-term rental properties worldwide.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Texas-based vacation rental management startup Portoro has launched its maiden market in Austin, Texas, with the acquisition of StayLocalAustin.

Reading Time: < 1 minutePortugal: Rent4Rest founder and CEO, Filipa Leitão de Aguiar, speaks to STRz at IHM’s 2023 Recharge event in Lisbon.

Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: Expedia Group vacation rental brand Vrbo is rolling out new unauthorised event prevention technology that identifies potentially disruptive parties before they take place.