Reading Time: 2 minutesUAE: Dubai-based short-term rental proptech Silkhaus has secured $7.75 million in a seed funding round after coming out of stealth, a year after being founded.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: International Hospitality Media, the publisher of ShortTermRentalz, has appointed Mark Harris as head of research.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: A new joint report from hospitality data supplier STR and short-term rental analytics provider AirDNA shows that competition between short-term rentals and hotels has accelerated in the fight for leisure guests
Reading Time: 2 minutesWales: The oldest independent holiday letting company in Wales, North Wales Holiday Cottages, has appointed Thom James as its new head of marketing and growth.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: From next month, Airbnb will refine its search results and enhance transparency in the booking process to include cleaning fees in the total display prices.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCanada / US: Autohost co-founder and president, Ela Mezhiborsky, speaks to STRz at the 2022 VRMA International Conference in Las Vegas.
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: Los Angeles-based premier next-generation hospitality platform AvantStay has announced a further round of job cuts, reducing its workforce by 144 people [22 per cent of its overall team].
Reading Time: 2 minutesCanada: Online travel agency and booking app, Hopper, has secured $96 million in a follow-up investment from existing investor Capital One.
Reading Time: 7 minutesEgypt: As COP27 takes place in Egypt, STRz asks several passionate environmentalists in the short-term rental sector to give their perspective of what is needed in our industry.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: British leisure brand Lakeshore Leisure Group has been sold by private equity firm Kings Park Capital to a new UK subsidiary of Capfun, a French-headquartered, pan-European campsite and holiday park operator.
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