
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS / Israel: Property management software platform Guesty has announced the launch of ReplyAI, an automated messaging service for seamless guest communications.

Reading Time: 3 minutesGermany: Berlin-based vacation home co-ownership platform MYNE Homes has announced that it has completed a €40 million Series A funding round in equity and debt financing.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS / Israel: Digital travel insurance startup Faye has announced that it has raised $31 million in Series B funding.

Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Regulations dedicated specifically to campsites in the Canary Islands have moved a step closer after the archipelago’s government announced that its draft of newly proposed legislation had entered a public consultation phase.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrance: STRz editor Paul Stevens previews the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris and the situation for the country’s short-term rental industry, the impact of strict new regulations, and how occupancy rates and pricing are shaping up as the event is set to get underway in the City of Light.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteBelgium: For episode 52 of the ShortTermRentalz podcast, we’re joined by Bart-Jan Leyts, founder and CEO of Otamiser.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Cornwall-based Classic Cottages, which describes itself as the UK’s largest independent holiday letting specialist, has acquired Norfolk Holiday Homes for an undisclosed sum.

Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Mariano Dima, a former global chief marketing officer at Vrbo / HomeAway, has been named as the new chairman to the board of directors at guided tours and activities marketplace, Civitatis.

Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: Workbnb, a lodging platform specialising in workforce rental homes for construction workers and other workforce travellers within the skilled trades, has called on the short-term rental sector to support emergency workers operating in Houston in the wake of Hurricane Beryl.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Expedia Group has announced a multi-year agreement with Wells Fargo and Mastercard to launch two new co-branded credit cards in the United States, which will complement the group’s recently launched One Key loyalty programme.