KeyNest expands key handover service to North America
US / Canada: Sharing economy startup KeyNest has announced the expansion of its key exchange service into the United States
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Airbnb starts work on Italian Villages community project
Italy: Airbnb has commenced work on a communal village initiative, “Italian Villages” project, which is aimed at promoting 40 villages
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Airbnb launches “Cooking” category for home cooks worldwide
Worldwide: Airbnb has launched the latest arm of its Experiences activity series – “Cooking” – which will ensure travellers can
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MakeMyTrip to increase rental footprint in India
US / India: Online travel aggregator MakeMyTrip [MMT] is set to grow its short-term rental footprint in India as it
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China embracing home-sharing and sustainable travel trends
China: Booking.com chairwoman Gillian Tans has spoken about how China is embracing the growing global trend of home-sharing, as well
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Holiday Exchange Cooperative to build social economy exchange platform
Spain: The Holiday Exchange Cooperative, which launched recently in Barcelona, is aiming to become the world’s first social economy home
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Royal family lists palace suite on Airbnb for the first time
India: A suite at the City Palace of Jaipur has been listed for guests to book on Airbnb – the
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Fairbnb.coop launches reservations system to aid community projects
Italy: Ethical holiday rental site Fairbnb.coop, which promotes “authentic, fair and conscious tourism”, has launched a reservations system for travellers
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Isprava launches ‘Lohono Stays’ holiday rental venture
India: Luxury home developer Isprava is scaling up its operations in the holiday home rental space by launching its ‘Lohono
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RedAwning partners with aRes Travel
US: Vacation rental property network RedAwning has partnered with aRes Travel to list instantly bookable vacation rentals directly on local
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