
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Vacation rental management platform Hospitable has announced a series of new features set to give hundreds of thousands of hosts the opportunity to professionalise and scale.

Reading Time: 3 minutesBelgium: Authorities in the northern Belgian city of Bruges are preparing to impose stricter restrictions on short-term rentals in a bid to combat rising numbers of tourists.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Independent villa and boutique hotel operator, Simpson Travel, has announced two senior appointments – Dan Butler as chief financial officer and Mark Speight as operations director.

Reading Time: 3 minutesSpain: The office of the mayor of Seville has announced plans to cut off the water supply to short-term rentals in the city that are being illegally rented out by property owners to tourists.

Reading Time: 2 minutesSwitzerland / Israel: Villa Tracker, a B2B platform for luxury vacation rentals, has announced its integration with short-term rental property management software platform Guesty.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: US airline JetBlue has announced a partnership with Expedia Group vacation rental brand Vrbo through its travel booking website Paisly.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Luxury travel subscription brand Inspirato has announced the appointment of a new chief executive officer [CEO], a $10 million equity financing, and another round of layoffs, while also releasing its Q2 results.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: International Hospitality Media, the publisher of STRz, has announced the hiring of Sam Cooper as head of growth at ShortTermRentalz.com.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUSA / Spain: Revenue management system Beyond has announced the appointment of Maria Flores Portillo as its first-ever chief revenue officer [CRO].

Reading Time: 2 minutesItaly: A national identification code [CIN] is about to come into force in Italy, with the new national database platform expected to be fully operational by 1 September 2024.