Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Last-minute vacation rental booking site Whimstay has announced a partnership with Expedia Group in a bid to offer more choice and better rates to spontaneous travellers.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Snaptrip Group, a collection of accommodation marketplaces [including LateRooms, Snaptrip and Dog Friendly Cottages], has acquired international hotel website The Hotel Guru for a seven-figure sum.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrance: Short-term rental data provider Key Data has agreed to become the exclusive data partner of the Syndicat des Professionnels de la Location Meublée [SPLM], in order to bring unmatched insights and data to France’s short-term rental market.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS / Singapore: AI-powered real estate technology and investment company, reAlpha, has acquired 85 per cent of the outstanding equity of Singapore-based, AI-powered conversational customer experience solutions provider AiChat.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: UK-based commercial bank NatWest is introducing ‘Airbnb-friendly’ mortgage terms to support borrowers who are struggling to pay loans and bring increased flexibility for customers who are looking to rent out their homes on a short-term basis.
Reading Time: 2 minutesJapan / Canada: Sumitomo Mitsui Card [SMCC], the leading credit card issuer in Japan and part of SMBC Group, has joined forces with Hopper Technology Solutions [HTS] to create a travel loyalty portal for SMCC customers.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Boom, an artificial intelligence [AI] platform for the short-term rental sector, has launched what it claims to be “the world’s first AI sales agent” as it continues to transform operational efficiency in short-term rentals.
Reading Time: 5 minutesItaly: The Regional Administrative Court of Tuscany [TAR] has overturned a ban on registering short-term rentals for tourists in the historic UNESCO centre of Florence.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Short stay specialist group Forge Holiday Group, the parent brand of Sykes Cottages and Forest Holidays, is set to invest more than £150 million developing its UK portfolio, technology platform, customer experiences and owner services over the next three years.
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK / Australia: Global verification and membership platform, I-PRAC, has partnered with digital guidebook solution Orana Stay to maximise benefits for both hosts and guests.
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