Reading Time: 3 minutesWorldwide: The short-term rental industry has announced the launch of a new initiative to promote responsible hospitality and continued best practice growth in terms of sustainability across the sector.
Reading Time: 3 minutes[SPONSORED CONTENT] From US cities introducing noise monitor mandates to Airbnb announcing an integration with Minut, noise monitoring has become a short-term rental tech staple in the last few years.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Nate Wysk, general manager at PointCentral, speaks to STRz at the 2022 VRMA International Conference in Las Vegas.
Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany: Munich-based short- and long-term accommodation startup limehome, which markets itself as a “digital hotel alternative”, has closed a funding round of €45 million in new growth capital.
Reading Time: 5 minutesEurope: As anticipated, the European Commission has adopted a proposal for regulation that is designed to “enhance transparency” and “help public authorities ensure the balanced development” of a sustainable tourism sector.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Travel tech startup BookOutdoors has officially launched in 12 US states off the back of raising $4 million in a seed funding round towards the end of last year.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Online hospitality training platform Boostly has announced that it has generated over £2.5 million in tracked direct bookings through Boostly websites.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb has recorded record profits and revenues in the third quarter of this year – marking its best quarter to date.
Reading Time: 2 minutesEurope: The European Commission is set to introduce a proposal next week that would require the major short-term rental booking platforms to provide data on the number of users using their services and on the total nights they stay in listings to national authorities.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: A so-called “Wolf of Airbnb” has been charged with wire fraud and identity theft in New York, in a scheme that saw him generate an alleged $1.2 million in rental income.
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