
Reading Time: 3 minutesAeve AI explains how its partnership with Affitti Brevi Italia is helping the short-term rental operator automate routine guest messaging.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Revenue growth platform Pikl has appointed Simon Lehmann to its board as the company expands its commercial partnerships in the UK and international markets.

Reading Time: 2 minutesBelize: Casago has expanded its international franchise network into Belize with the launch of a locally owned operation following the acquisition of Vacasa Belize Ltd.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteFinland: Vacation rental software provider Hostaway has launched an artificial intelligence assistant designed to help property managers analyse business performance, identify growth opportunities and automate operational tasks.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Local governments across the United States have collected more than $935 million in taxes, registration fees and enforcement fines from short-term rentals since 2019, according to a new analysis by government transparency organisation OpenTheBooks.

Reading Time: 2 minutesIreland: The Irish government is proposing new planning rules that would prevent newly built one-off rural homes from being used as short-term rentals for at least 10 years after construction.

Reading Time: 2 minutesGlobal: Booking.com-exclusive listings account for a significant share of short-term rental supply and demand in several markets, according to new analysis from AirDNA, highlighting the importance of multi-platform data when assessing market performance.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Historic destinations across the US are seeing a surge in short-term rental demand ahead of the Fourth of July weekend, with America250 celebrations helping boost bookings beyond FIFA World Cup host cities.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteCroatia: The Croatian government has approved draft legislation introducing new rules for short-term holiday rentals, including a national registration system and mandatory registration numbers for properties advertised on digital booking platforms.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: In this episode of The Short Scoop, Priya Khaira, editor of ShortTermRentalz, interviews John Bradford, CEO of PetScreening, about the growing demand for pet-friendly short-term rentals.