
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Florida-based vacation rental management company VTrips has continued its recent acquisition spree with the purchase of Southern Vacation Rentals.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Holiday cottage rental agency Sykes Holiday Cottages has acquired a controlling stake in cabin owner and operator, Forest Holidays.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK / US: Online hospitality training platform Boostly and property management system Hostfully have joined forces to connect Hostfully’s live booking engine with Boostly’s WordPress websites.

Reading Time: 2 minutesKSA: Jeddah-based peer-to-peer vacation rental marketplace Gathern has announced the closing of a pre-Series B investment round.

Reading Time: 5 minutesUS: STRz speaks to Matthew Loney, president and CEO of Xplorie, to learn more about guest expectations and technology within the short-term rental market and future growth plans.

Reading Time: 2 minutesBrazil: Mexican proptech startup Casai has confirmed its third acquisition in Brazil – access control company LoopKey – as it continues its rapid expansion.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Short-term rental property management company iTrip Vacations has opened a new franchise in Birmingham, Alabama.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteCanada: All-in-one technology platform Jetstream Hospitality Solutions has announced that it has partnered with online payment platform Stripe.

Reading Time: 7 minutesUK: Ahead of the upcoming Short Stay Summit at Tobacco Dock London on Thursday 19 May, STRz speaks to the leading figures of the three organising bodies of the event – the STAA, VRMA and EHHA.

Reading Time: < 1 minutePriceLabs’ Fausto Vieira da Silva discusses the future of revenue management and dynamic pricing, his highlights of Recharge, and why he was so keen to attend and sponsor the event.