Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners is set to enter the bidding to buy holiday village company Center Parcs and its UK & Ireland sites, less than a month after the business was put up for sale by Canadian private equity group Brookfield for a figure between £4 billion and £5 billion.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: STRz speaks to Heather Bayer, podcast host and consultant, at the 2023 Short Stay Week in Barcelona.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrance: Paris-based villa rental company So Villas has announced that it has closed a €10 million funding round led by French financial services company ClubFunding Group.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Discerning traveller booking platform Plum Guide has implemented artificial intelligence [AI] in a move that is “revolutionising” the brand’s home acquisition process, boosting business efficiencies and fuelling growth.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Milwaukee-based short-term rental property management startup Frontdesk has announced the acquisition of Chicago-based short-term rental operator Zencity.
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Airbnb hosts suspected of not declaring their rental earnings are facing a potential 20-year tax investigation from His Majesty’s Revenue & Customs [HMRC] that covers six years of income information, as part of a wider crackdown on the sector’s activities by the UK tac authority.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb has filed a lawsuit in New York City over “extreme and oppressive” restrictions and a “de facto ban” against short-term rentals that are set to come into effect next month.
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: Outdoor travel marketplace Outdoorsy has launched Outdoorsy Stays as it diversifies into offering curated outdoor accommodations, including cabins, A-Frames, tiny homes and yurts.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: STRz speaks to EnviroRental founder and CEO, Bob Garner, the recipient of the Sustainability award at the 2023 Shortyz Awards, at the 2023 Short Stay Week in Barcelona.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: STRz speaks to Boostly founder Mark Simpson, the recipient of the Best app / website solution award at the 2023 Shortyz Awards, at the 2023 Short Stay Summit at Old Billingsgate in London.
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