
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK / Sweden: A widespread misunderstanding of guest priorities among short-term rental property managers has been revealed in a new report by privacy-safe monitoring provider Minut.

Reading Time: 6 minutesUS: STRz looks at the key questions that were raised and addressed at the 2024 Skift Data & AI Summit and NYU International Hotel Investment Conference in New York City.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Trustr has launched a “first-of-its-kind” vacation rental marketplace that is designed to enable property owners and renters that know each other to book and share recommendations for listings that they own, or have vetted and stayed at themselves.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Softbank-backed Indian hospitality chain OYO is extending the footprint of its premium home rental brand Belvilla by launching Belvilla by OYO in the UK.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: The regional government in Valencia plans to implement stricter controls on short-term rentals in the region this summer by banning licences for properties after they have been sold.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS / Mexico: Last-minute vacation rental booking deals platform Whimstay has announced a significant expansion into Mexico, adding over 33,000 listings to its platform.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Boom, an artificial intelligence [AI] platform for the short-term rental sector, has appointed Moshe Tamir, the former head of innovation at Generali Global Assistance, to its advisory board in its latest strategic hire.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Benchmarking and data analytics provider, Key Data Dashboard, has announced a partnership with property and booking management platform, eviivo, to enhance data analytics for vacation rental property managers.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Luxury hospitality brand Moving Mountains is growing its service offering by launching a new division for premium yacht charters.

Reading Time: 2 minutesNetherlands: The Dutch Public Prosecutor [OM] is investigating a criminal complaint filed by human rights groups against Amsterdam-headquartered online travel agency Booking.com over the alleged listing of vacation homes in Israeli settlements.