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Airbnb’s Catherine Powell on safety, AI and sustainable tourism

Catherine Powell

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Catherine Powell, the first-ever global head of hosting at Airbnb, speaks to STRz about enhancing safety and security on the Airbnb platform, prioritising sustainable and responsible tourism, and how AI and machine learning will create a more personalised booking search experience from now on.

STRz Podcast 42: Julie Brinkman, Beyond

Beyond

Reading Time: < 1 minuteBeyond CEO Julie Brinkman discusses the evolution of supply in the short-term rental market, the future of data and AI in revenue management, and her role as a judge in the Shortyz Awards, organised by STRz.

reAlpha appoints Aldecoa as president

reAlpha

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Real estate technology and investment company, reAlpha, has appointed real estate investor and operator, Jorge Aldecoa, as president of reAlpha Asset Management.

“We’re in the same boat”: Buoy co-founders Tim and Candice Speicher

Buoy

Reading Time: 6 minutesUS: STRz speaks to Tim and Candice Speicher, co-founders of Buoy, a revenue management tool for the global vacation rental industry, about launching their business as a husband-and-wife duo, how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected how short-term rentals are priced, and their predictions for the future of AI and automation in the sector. Please introduce yourselves, […]

How the rental sector can use AI to succeed in the ‘new normal’

AI

Reading Time: 4 minutesWorldwide: Anshuman Singh, vice president and head of consulting [Europe] at information technology and outsourcing firm, Mindtree, addresses how companies in the short-term rental space can harness artificial intelligence [ AI ] to navigate the ‘new normal’ as countries emerge from their lockdowns. The Covid-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact across all industries, but […]

Perfect Price’s Alex Shartsis on the role of AI in the rental space

AI

Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: ShortTermRentalz spoke to Alex Shartsis, co-founder and CEO of Perfect Price, to discuss the company’s newly-announced integration with TRACK, a property management software solution, as well as the role AI [artificial intelligence] has to play in the evolution of the short-term rental space. Please introduce yourself, Perfect Price and the services you provide within […]