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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Online marketplace for rental boats Boatsetter and rental platform for water experiences Getmyboat have merged to form an online marketplace combining boat rentals and on-the-water experiences.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Sykes Holiday Cottages has partnered with holiday park operator Landal to expand its UK holiday park portfolio, adding more than 1,200 properties across 23 parks to its booking platform.
Reading Time: < 1 minutePortugal: Lisbon has moved to reverse its long-standing restrictions on short-term rentals, allowing new licences to be issued following evidence that previous controls failed to improve housing affordability.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteVBooking secures $5m to expand AI-driven travel platform.
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Reading Time: < 1 minutePoland: Poland is preparing to introduce tighter regulations for short-term rentals, with proposed changes set to introduce mandatory registration and stricter compliance requirements for operators.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteScotland: Glasgow City Council is considering temporarily suspending the requirement for short-term let licences during the 2026 Commonwealth Games, as the city prepares for a significant increase in accommodation demand.
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Reading Time: 4 minutesShortTermRentalz interviewed Francesc Serrano, CEO and founder of Talk&Code, to understand how digital monitoring tools are being used by public authorities to identify potentially non-compliant listings at scale.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Exclusive Resorts Investments has agreed to acquire private luxury travel subscription company Inspirato, alongside the launch of a multi-brand luxury travel platform The Exclusive Collective.
Reading Time: 9 minutesWorldwide: Short Term Rentalz News reflects on 12 stories that shaped the short-term rental sector
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Short-term rental investment conditions in the US are expected to improve in 2026, with
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