
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: RedAwning, a marketing, distribution, reservations, and hospitality platform for short-term rentals, has announced the acquisition of channel manager Lexicon Travel Technologies for undisclosed terms.

Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: Airbnb is attempting to address common pain points facing new hosts in its Winter Release this week, although it was met with a mixed response from the industry.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Nocturne Luxury Villas and Gladstone Investment Corporation have announced an investment in Santa Barbara-based villa rental management company Paradise Retreats.

Reading Time: 3 minutesUS / LatAm: Furnished apartment rental company Blueground has entered into an agreement to acquire Brazilian proptech startup Tabas, marking the first acquisition in its near ten-year history.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Minnesota-based vacation rental property management solution provider TravelNet Solutions has acquired revenue management partner Rented for undisclosed terms.

Reading Time: 2 minutesGreece: Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias has confirmed that his New Democracy government is working on a plan to clamp down on short-term rental operations in Greece.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Insurtech sharing economy specialist Pikl has announced a partnership with Sykes Holiday Cottages, one of the UK’s largest independent holiday cottage rental agencies.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Wheelhouse founder and CEO, Andrew Kitchell, speaks to STRz at the 2022 VRMA International Conference in Las Vegas.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia has launched the inaugural product from his latest venture Samara – Backyard – which is adding small homes to people’s backyards.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Private workspace renting platform Jarvo, dubbed the new “Airbnb for Work”, is set to officially launch in the UK next week.