Reading Time: 2 minutesAustralia: Homelessness NSW has called on the New South Wales government to introduce a 7.5 per cent levy on short-term rental bookings, claiming the measure could raise almost AUD$50 million for homelessness services.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Vacation rental marketplace and technology provider Wander has acquired the team behind family organisation app Maple as it seeks to expand its direct booking platform for property managers.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb has appointed former Lime executive David Spielfogel as global head of public policy as Jay Carney prepares to leave the short-term rental platform.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Business financing firm Viso Business Capital has arranged approximately $25 million in Small Business Administration-backed financing for ten Casago franchise buyers acquiring former Vacasa property management territories.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Short-term rental revenue per available rental [RevPAR] for September is pacing 26 per cent ahead of the same point last year, according to KeyData’s latest US Summer Index.
Reading Time: 2 minutesCanada: Travel technology company TravelAI has acquired Sonder’s trademarks and domain portfolio and relaunched Sonder.com as a discovery and booking platform for boutique hotels and professionally managed urban accommodation.
Reading Time: 2 minutesNorthern Ireland: Belfast City Council has increased enforcement against short-term rental properties and is preparing new planning guidance as concerns continue over the effect of visitor accommodation on the city’s housing supply.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCanada: Hostaway has expanded its executive leadership team with the appointments of Robert Goldenberg as chief financial officer, Janis Rozenblats as chief product officer and Darcy Kurtz as chief marketing officer.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteStandfirst: The operator has converted the former Williamsburg Campground into a Jellystone Park Camp-Resort, expanding its branded outdoor hospitality portfolio in Virginia.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Holiday rental management franchise Pass the Keys has expanded into Gloucester, Cheltenham and the Forest of Dean with the launch of a new franchise serving property owners across the region.
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