
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrance: Property management software company RentalReady has unveiled a new brand identity alongside the launch of a number of advanced features.

Reading Time: 4 minutesEurope: European policymakers have given the green light to proposals to regulate short-term rental platform activity across the bloc, while ensuring that the rules on hosting are simple to understand and implement and proportionate within EU law.

Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: Expedia Group has introduced a number of new features as part of its Fall Release 2023, including Trip Planner, EG Labs and AI innovations.

Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: In our fifth session focus feature ahead of the inaugural STRz Summit in London on Wednesday 18 October, we delve into ‘All of the fun, none of the hassle – next generation membership clubs’.

Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: Airbnb co-founder and CEO, Brian Chesky, has taken to X to update hosts and guests on the latest updates made by the platform since its Summer Release in May 2023.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Online travel agency [OTA] Booking.com is rumoured to be preparing to launch a credit card in the United States that would be co-branded with an unnamed company.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Membership travel brand Travel + Leisure Co. is rolling out a new offering to sports fans located in US college towns near universities with Sports Hospitality Ventures, LLC to unveil Sports Illustrated Resorts, a network of themed resort and lifestyle complexes, which will also feature a new vacation club.

Reading Time: 3 minutesAustralia: The government in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria has announced a landmark 7.5 per cent levy on revenue collected by short-term rental accommodation providers, which will come into effect from 2025.

Reading Time: 2 minutesCanada: Vacation rental property management software Hostaway has hired veteran SaaS [software-as-a-service], data and media company CFO, Ashley Milton, to support its next phase of growth.

Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: London-based luxury villa rental brand The Thinking Traveller has announced that it has received accreditation as a B Corp company this month, achieving a high-flying B Impact Assessment score of 83 [out of 200].