Reading Time: 2 minutesCanada: Vacation rental property management software Hostaway has unveiled a trends report highlighting that operators with portfolios under ten properties are lagging behind their larger counterparts when it comes to AI adoption.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: A new report into short-term lets and the visitor economy by the All-Party Parliamentary Group [APPG] for Hospitality and Tourism has called for a “national and mandatory” registration scheme in England.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: British holiday park operator Pontins has closed two of its parks, in Prestatyn, Denbighshire in North Wales, and Camber Sands in East Sussex, “with immediate effect”.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Short-term / vacation rental consulting firm C2G Advisors has announced the hiring of Dylan Burgess as its new VP of mergers and acquisitions [M&A].
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Online travel agencies [OTAs] Airbnb and Expedia have suspended their advertising on X [formerly Twitter] with immediate effect.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Digital twin platform Matterport and Portland-based vacation rental management platform Vacasa have announced a multi-year partnership to leverage the former’s digital twin platform and capture services.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The entries period for the 2024 Shortyz Awards – the leading dedicated awards ceremony for the global short-term / vacation rental sector – has officially opened.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSwitzerland: Boutique consulting firm AJL Atelier has hired Travis Callahan as its new partner, president, and head of M&A [mergers and acquisitions].
Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany: Munich-headquartered vacation rental booking portal Holidu is merging its subsidiary and host solution, Bookiply, with the Holidu brand.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Family-owned holiday let management company, Host & Stay, has acquired Blue Fox Rentals, a short-term let property management company based in Canterbury.
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