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Author: Paul Stevens

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Editor of Short Term Rentalz at International Hospitality Media
Eurostat

Eurostat: Uneven EU growth in platform tourism in Q1

Reading Time: 2 minutesEurope: Regional data for 2022 on guest nights spent in short-term rental accommodation booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia Group or TripAdvisor shows that the overall growth of platform tourism since pre-pandemic times is spread unevenly across Europe.

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Urban Living Festival

Six reasons why Urban Living Festival is not to be missed

Reading Time: 5 minutesUK: IHM’s Urban Living Festival [ULF] returns for its third edition on 5-6 July 2023 as CEOs, ‘best of breed’ speakers and attendees, sponsors and solution providers come together to collectively share best practice, network, map the industry’s future and do business from right across the travel, hospitality and real estate landscape.

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Lyric

A new era for Lyric: What does the future hold post-acquisition?

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: STRz editor Paul Stevens speaks to Black Swan’s Zachary Tombley and Daniel Sodroski, as well as Lyric founder Andrew Kitchell, about the reasons behind Black Swan’s acquisition of Lyric, what it means for the wider hospitality landscape, and their vision for the new iteration of the company.

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Short Stay Week

2023 Short Stay Week interviews: John An, TechTape

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS / Spain: John An, founder and CEO of TechTape, speaks to STRz at the 2023 Short Stay Week in Barcelona about addressing pain points and tech fragmentation in the industry, how regulation is driving advocacy efforts, and his reasons for attending the event.

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