Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: The Canary Islands, as well as other Spanish islands and mainland Spain, are preparing to tighten legislation on illegal short-term rentals this year and combat what local authorities deem as mass tourism.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Airbnb has revealed the travel trends that are likely to play out in the upcoming summer season, with global sporting events especially and understandably fuelling travel excitement.
Reading Time: 4 minutesUS: Airbnb wants to open up home sharing for renters as well as homeowners and is advocating for renter-friendly short-term rental policies in the United States, as well as making a $100,000 donation to an organisation that helps renters stay in their homes.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: B2B technology solutions provider LG Business Solutions USA is set to introduce the ‘Pro:Centric Stay™’ TV management platform, described as the world’s first all-in-one customisable television platform for the short-term rental industry, at the 2024 VRMA Spring Forum.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Short-term rentals could be phased out entirely in counties across Hawaii if two bills that are currently moving through state legislature are passed.
Reading Time: 2 minutesNorway: Oslo-based nature stays digital marketplace Campanyon has announced the acquisition of Danish glamping brand Owayy as it seeks to redefine the eco-tourism landscape in Europe.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBrazil: São Paulo-based proptech management company anyLife has announced that it has sold its asset portfolio to furnished apartment brand 360 Suítes.
Reading Time: 3 minutesEurope: The Irish Self-Catering Federation [ISCF], the largest representative body for self-catering properties in Ireland, has welcomed the signing of the EU’s regulation on short-term rental data collection and sharing in Brussels as having “positive, long-term consequences for the sector”.
Reading Time: 2 minutesItaly: Siena-based villa rental and tour operator, Emma Villas, has announced the acquisition of Marche Holiday Villas to expand in central Italy.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIsrael / US: Property management software platform Guesty has announced that it has raised $130 million in a Series F funding round.
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