
Reading Time: 2 minutesHungary: The Hungarian Government has announced a planned two-year moratorium on new short-term rental registrations in Budapest.

Reading Time: 3 minutesFrance: Strengthened tourist rental laws have been announced to come into force in France from 1 January 2025, following months of debate in the French Parliament.

Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Airbnb has released its first-ever specialised advert for the festive season, in which it shows a frantic Santa Claus experience a ‘Santastrophe’ navigating a hotel to deliver presents, in comparison with a much smoother experience at a short-term rental Airbnb listing.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Travel technology marketplace Mondee has announced that it has received a non-compliance notice from Nasdaq for delaying the announcement of its Q3 results.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Boom, which describes itself as “the world’s first AI property management software for hospitality, has appointed three new non-executive directors as the company prepares for its next phase of growth and expansion.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Teeside-based short-term rental management company Host & Stay has purchased Peak Staycations and Peak Cottage Management – marking its fifth acquisition of 2024.

Reading Time: 3 minutesGermany: SaaS-enabled vacation rental marketplace HomeToGo has announced the launch of Travel Agency Hub by HomeToGo_PRO Doppelgänger [Travel Agency Hub], a purpose-built gateway designed specifically for travel agencies to access its suite of white label solutions.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: James Bugner, head of sales for EMEA and APAC at remote staffing solution provider Extenteam, joins the latest episode of the STRz podcast.

Reading Time: 2 minutesFrance: Cannes-based premier vacation rental company A.M.A Selections has unveiled its new app, which it says will “set a new benchmark in the world of high-end vacation rentals”.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: TravelNet Solutions, a provider of integrated software and marketing solutions for the hospitality industry, has announced that president Odus “Boogie” Wittenburg will become the company’s new CEO, succeeding founder and current incumbent, Ryan Bailey.