Reading Time: < 1 minuteUAE: Dubai-based proptech firm Prypco has secured $10 million in a seed funding round.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: STRz editor Paul Stevens talks to SCALE founder Damian Sheridan and SCALE UK event director Steve Taggert to preview both events on 5, 6 and 7 November 2024 in London, what attendees have to look forward to, and why it is so important to collaborate on events in the global STR industry.
Reading Time: 2 minutesLuxembourg / Germany: SaaS-enabled vacation rental marketplace HomeToGo has confirmed that it has entered into “non-exclusive talks” to potentially acquire Swiss holiday home firm Interhome Group.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Airbnb and Women’s Aid, a charity working to end domestic abuse against women and children, have launched a pilot to provide emergency accommodation to domestic abuse survivors in England through the Airbnb platform.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrance: The mayor of Marseille has announced plans to force landlords and hosts who rent out their properties on short-term rental platforms like Airbnb to “buy back” another property and list it on the long-term rental market.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Privacy-safe property operations platform Minut has announced that its AI-powered smoke detection now monitors for both marijuana and tobacco use.
Reading Time: 4 minutesUS: STRz editor Paul Stevens explores what a potential Uber acquisition of Expedia could mean for the future of the travel and hospitality sector.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: AJL Atelier CEO Simon Lehmann speaks to STRz at the 2024 VRMA International Conference in Phoenix.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Multinational ride-hailing service firm Uber has been linked with a potential acquisition of US travel booking website Expedia by British newspaper the Financial Times.
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: Airbnb has unveiled its much-anticipated Co-Host Network to help its hosts who have little time on their hands find the best local hosts to manage their property.
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