
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS / Ukraine: Airbnb and the State Agency for Tourism Development of Ukraine have signed a memorandum of understanding [MoU] to support incoming tourism in the post-war period.

Reading Time: 3 minutesFrance: Airbnb co-founder and CEO, Brian Chesky, is urging residents in Paris [both existing and prospective hosts] to put their homes up for a short-term rental basis during the 2024 Olympics, with up to half a million people expected to book via the platform for the duration of the Games [26 July – 11 August].

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: RoomRaccoon, a hotel management system for independent hotels and lodging businesses in the UK, has announced its new two-way integration with Expedia Group’s vacation rental marketplace Vrbo.

Reading Time: 2 minutesSweden / UK: Property tech company Minut has launched its latest product, Call Assist, a 24-hour service that enables operators to call guests to resolve noise issues in short-term rental properties.

Reading Time: 3 minutesAsia: Asian vacation rental bookings have shot up by 84 per cent on 2022 pacing levels, according to global travel media startup Trip101, which curates the best recommendations for short-term rentals and a host of other lodging verticals.

Reading Time: 3 minutesKSA: A masterplan to develop the mountainous area of Al Soudah and parts of Rijal Almaa in southwestern Saudi Arabia into a luxury tourism destination has been unveiled by the Saudi Crown Prince

Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Short-stay apartment operator Bob W has entered prime London with its latest opening in Knightsbridge.

Reading Time: 3 minutes[SPONSORED CONTENT] Dynamic pricing and revenue management solution provider, PriceLabs, explains how user insights and data science are being combined to spark “industry-leading” innovation and how it is delivering the best possible products and services for its clients, resulting in industry recognition.

Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany: Digital hospitality platform NUMA Group has raised $59 million [€55.5 million] in growth equity capital in a Series C funding round.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Holiday rental software company Bookster has partnered with CHRGR.io, a B2B marketplace for the public electric vehicle charging point ecosystem.