
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Anyplace, a short-term rental company that specialises in remote work-friendly accommodations, has raised $10.27 million in a Series B funding round.

Reading Time: 3 minutesScotland: The Scottish National Party is believed to be preparing to force families with rural second homes to pay double the amount of council tax they pay from April 2024, in what is being called a “radical shake-up of rural housing rules”.

Reading Time: 2 minutesIndia: According to reports, Indian hospitality chain OYO is seeking to raise $250 million from investors in a pre-IPO [initial public offering] funding round.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: GoCamp, which provides camper van travel experiences and connects renters to owners through a peer-to-peer marketplace, is developing and launching new technology to stake its claim further in the camper van rental market.

Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany: TwentyTwo Real Estate, an independent investor-operator with €4.8 billion of assets under management in Europe, has purchased Center Parcs Allgäu for an undisclosed sum.

Reading Time: 2 minutesIndia: Hospitality chain OYO has promoted Rakesh Kumar to the role of deputy chief financial officer [deputy CFO] ahead of its long-anticipated initial public offering [IPO], which could close before the end of 2023.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK & Ireland: Storied Collection, a collection of historic castles and estates across the UK and Ireland, has added three new historic properties to its portfolio and made them open to the public for accommodation for the first time.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: With just two days to go until the first ShortTermRentalz Summit in London on Wednesday 18 October, we take a look at five of the key questions that will be addressed at the event by a roster of high-calibre speakers from across the short-term rental [and wider travel / hospitality sectors] industry.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteFor episode 48 of the ShortTermRentalz podcast, we chat with Richie Khandelwal, co-founder of revenue management platform PriceLabs, about the company’s game-changing ‘Breakthrough Release’, PriceLabs’ commitment to innovation, and its recent accolade at the 2023 Shortyz Awards.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: STRz will host the fifth annual ‘Shortyz’ Short Term Rental Awards, on 23 April 2024, at The Skyline, London.