Reading Time: 6 minutesUK / Worldwide: STRz speaks to Dave Payette, founder and CEO of London-based property management software provider 365Villas.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Vertically-integrated, artificial intelligence [AI]-powered property management solution Jurny has announced an expanded integration with Expedia Group vacation rental brand Vrbo to automate short-term rental management.
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: Samara, the latest venture launched by Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia which adds small homes to people’s backyards through its Backyard product, has secured $41 million in a Series A funding round.
Reading Time: 2 minutesEurope: European managed vacation rental business Awaze has announced the forthcoming closure of its James Villas brand as it focuses on the future growth of its core portfolio.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Short-term / vacation rental industry leaders, ranging from CEOs and founders to investors, property managers and OTAs, gathered in London [18 October] to address the key topics and questions facing the segment and how it is positioned in the wider travel, hospitality and real estate landscape.
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: More than 2,500 short-term / vacation rental industry professionals from around the world gathered at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando to attend the latest annual edition of the VRMA International Conference.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Google is introducing price comparisons as part of its holiday / vacation rental search experience, building on its existing offering for hotels and flights.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK/ Estonia: ÖÖD Mirror House, which develops prefabricated mirrored cabins, has closed a private funding round of close to €1 million.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Golfhōm, a vacation rental platform for golf travellers, has announced that it is gone live and is open for bookings.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: The latest market review by data provider AirDNA shows that fall / autumn travel started strongly as September marked a notable uptick in the US short-term rental market after a slower August.
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