Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: Malaga City Council has approved a three-year moratorium on new hotels, tourist apartment blocks and other tourist accommodation developments on residential land, marking the latest step in the city’s efforts to address housing pressures linked to tourism.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Missouri-based developer KC Hospitality is converting a former Holiday Inn Club Vacations resort in Canyon Lake, Texas, into a 72-unit condominium development aimed at second-home owners and short-term rental investors.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRomania: More than 200 short-term rental properties are reportedly being advertised on Airbnb and Booking.com in Bucharest despite being located in buildings where holiday letting is prohibited because of severe earthquake risk.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Vrbo is using generative artificial intelligence alongside booking and search data to create localised marketing campaigns as it looks to drive summer travel demand across key markets.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Forge Holiday Group has strengthened its commercial leadership team with four senior appointments as the company looks to accelerate growth across owner acquisition, revenue management and guest experience.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEurope: Vacation rental platform Holidu has acquired Netherlands-based holiday rental portal Gites.com as it continues to expand its European footprint through acquisitions.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb has acquired its first office building in New York City for $81.5 million, signalling a long-term commitment to one of its largest employee hubs despite ongoing regulatory disputes over short-term rentals.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAustralia: Industry bodies are calling for clearer planning rules for glamping accommodation in Victoria after a holiday park in Bright was ordered to remove four luxury safari tents following a five-year planning dispute.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Airbnb is sharing listing data with local authorities across England as part of a government-backed initiative to identify the illegal short-term letting of social housing.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Property management software provider Hospitable has processed more than $1 million in payments to cleaners and service providers through its platform, reflecting a broader shift towards short-term rental operators managing day-to-day operations within a single property management system (PMS).
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