Reading Time: 2 minutesSouth Korea: Seoul-based credit card issuer Lotte Card has reached an agreement with Hopper Technology Solutions [HTS] to develop a travel loyalty portal for Lotte Card cardholders.
Reading Time: 3 minutesSpain: Short-term rental industry professionals convened in Barcelona for three days of education and networking, headlined by the SCALE Show, the third edition of the main SCALE event.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Dru Brown, the board chair of the Vacation Rental Management Association [VRMA], has resigned from his position with immediate effect.
Reading Time: 3 minutesEstonia / EU: Estonia has vetoed plans to introduce VAT on sharing economy services such as Airbnb and Bolt in the European Union at a meeting with finance ministers in Brussels.
Reading Time: 2 minutesNetherlands: Vacation parks company Roompot and Landal GreenParks has strengthened its executive team with the appointment of Mikael Andersson as its new CEO and three new board members.
Reading Time: 3 minutesSweden: Malmö’s short-term rental market saw a surge in demand and occupancy as the city hosted the 68th Eurovision Song Contest last weekend, according to AirDNA.
Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany: Vacation rental portal Holidu has acquired Spanish counterpart Clubrural, a leading portal for rural vacation rentals in Spain and Portugal.
Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany / US: SaaS vacation rental marketplace HomeToGo has announced a partnership with WeatherPromise, an insurance product that aims to enable its guests to take trips with the confidence of knowing their dream travel experiences are protected from bad weather.
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: The Cotswolds has topped a new ranking of the best places in the UK to own a holiday let, according to a new report from Sykes Holiday Cottages.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK / Czechia: Touch Stay, which creates digital guest welcome books for short-term vacation rentals, has been sold to itrinity, the portfolio company behind five existing software-as-a-service [SaaS] companies including UptimeRobot.com, GeoTargetly.com and Mangools.com, effective from 1 May 2024.
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