
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Ahead of the fifth annual Shortyz Awards in April 2024, we hear from our 2023 winners about what it meant to them to claim an accolade for their work in the sector and why industry professionals should submit their entries for the 2024 Awards.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Elite Dynamics, a specialist management software solution for the holiday home, holiday park and marina industries, has secured £5 million in investment.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Glamping accommodation collection Glamping Hideaways has announced a merger with glamping site provider Lantern & Larks to offer a combined holiday rental portfolio in the UK.

Reading Time: 2 minutesFrance: Corporate offsite booking platform Naboo has announced that it has raised €7.5 million in funding to accelerate its expansion in Europe and enhance its tech offering.

Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: As Las Vegas prepares to host Super Bowl LVIII between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday [11 February], AirDNA, has analysed data from 27 January onwards and observed an 87 per cent increase in nights sold and an 87 per cent higher average daily rate [ADR] compared to the same weekend last year.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: One-stop property management solution Opago has announced the acquisition of the assets of defunct proptech company Staykeepers.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Ahead of the fifth annual Shortyz Awards in April 2024, we hear from our 2023 winners about what it meant to them to claim an accolade for their work in the sector and why industry professionals should submit their entries for the 2024 Awards.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Not-for-profit organisation Travalyst, a global coalition of some of the biggest brands in travel and technology, is launching an initiative to acknowledge sustainability certification bodies within the accommodation sector.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Global accommodation agency Situ has appointed Suzanne Luscombe as property partner growth director.

Reading Time: 20 minutesWorldwide: IHM’s editorial team [George Sell, editor-in-chief; Paul Stevens, editor – short-term rentals; and Eloise Hanson [editor – hospitality] provide a glimpse into what to expect for the travel, hospitality and real estate sectors in 2024 in our annual A-Z article.