“Travel Tinder app” Holiday Swap wins LuxLife Magazine award
Worldwide: Home exchange platform Holiday Swap has been named as the recipient of this year’s ‘Best Home Sharing Platform’ by
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Guest and property management
Stay Alfred to permanently close down
US: The founder and CEO of Washington state-based apartment rental startup Stay Alfred, Jordan Allen, has confirmed the business is closing
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Hosts create direct booking platforms in response to COVID pressures
US: With demand and trust in major short-term rental companies falling, many hosts are creating their own direct booking platforms.
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NHS staff praise NHS Homes scheme and share their stories
UK: Staff who have used the NHS Homes scheme, which was launched by the short-term accommodation sector to offer free homes
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TurnKey Vacation Rentals facing class action lawsuit
US: American property management firm TurnKey Vacation Rentals is facing a class action lawsuit due to its return policy in
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Airbnb scraps apartment suite plans at Rockefeller Center
US: A year to the day after acquiring ten floors at 75 Rockefeller Plaza in New York to operate “high-end
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Stay Alfred ceases trading and closes social media accounts
US: ShortTermRentalz understands that Washington state-based apartment rental startup Stay Alfred has ceased trading. It comes three weeks after the
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D. Alexander reinvents business to mid-term rental operations
US: Hospitality company D. Alexander has decided to eliminate all short-term rentals and reinvent its business to mid-term rentals in
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Imovirtual analyses rental and property price changes in Portugal
Portugal: Portugal-based real estate and property management portal, Imovirtual, has analysed how the Portuguese rental and property market is remaining
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Findings revealed from ShortTermRentalz property manager survey
Worldwide: ShortTermRentalz polled 36 property managers and property management companies of varying size from around the world in a survey
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