GuestReady acquires Oporto City Flats and takes over We Stay In Paris
Worldwide: Airbnb management company GuestReady has acquired Portuguese short-term rental operator Oporto City Flats and it will manage French Airbnb
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Airbnb acquires Luckey Homes to signal potential entry into property management
France: Airbnb has acquired French concierge services company, Luckey Homes, for an undisclosed sum, signalling a potential entry into property
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Israeli hotel brand Fattal Group set to offer Airbnb rental apartments
Israel: Israel’s biggest hotel chain, Fattal Group, has reportedly leased two buildings in the Tel Aviv neighbourhoods of Kerem Hateimanim
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Athens-based Livin Urbban aims to expand property portfolio in Greece by 2020
Greece: Athens-based property management company, Livin Urbban, is aiming to expand its portfolio and manage more than 300 properties in
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Protest held outside London Airbnb office over West Bank property de-listings
London: A demonstration has been held outside the London office of Airbnb, in protest at its decision to remove listed
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PointCentral launches HVAC intelligent analytics service for rentals
Worldwide: PointCentral has launched an HVAC (heating ventilation and air conditioning) monitoring service that will use intelligent ‘machine learning’ analytics.
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Jerusalem-based band denounces Airbnb for intervention in West Bank in viral video
Israel: A Jerusalem-based band has gone viral after uploading a song called “Delete Airbnb” about the rental platform’s decision to
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Beverly Hills city council condemns Airbnb removals in Israel and calls for boycott
US: Beverly Hills city council has unanimously passed a resolution condemning Airbnb’s decision to remove listings of rentals in Israeli
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Airbnb agrees to remove listings in Jewish settlements in Israel’s West Bank
Israel: Airbnb has announced it will stop renting out homes in the Jewish settlements in the West Bank, a move
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Veeve, Europe’s largest vacation rental management agency, launches in LA
Los Angeles: Veeve, the largest vacation rental management agency in Europe, has launched in Los Angeles, seven years after its
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