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Airbnb denies buying Scottish proptech firm Letting Cloud
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Airbnb has denied all reports linking it with the rumoured acquisition of Edinburgh-based proptech firm Letting Cloud.
Privacy-safe noise monitoring: a saving grace for STR hosts
Reading Time: 2 minutes[SPONSORED CONTENT] Property monitoring company Minut discusses how it seeks to stop unauthorised parties for short-term rental hosts without interfering with the privacy of their guests.
Airbnb’s Catherine Powell on safety, AI and sustainable tourism
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.
Summer 2023 to be “the best yet” for short-term lets
Reading Time: 4 minutes[SPONSORED CONTENT] UK-based short-term lets property management company Houst details why the upcoming summer season is set to be “the best yet” for hosts renting out their properties.
Airbnb suspends all bookings in Myanmar
Reading Time: 2 minutesMyanmar: Airbnb has suspended hosting at all of its existing listings in Myanmar in response to the implementation of strict new laws in the country prohibiting foreign tourists from staying at unregistered guesthouses or hotels.
Liverpool Eurovision STR demand hits fever pitch
Reading Time: 6 minutesUK: The anticipation for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool – the first to be held in the UK since 1998 – is driving up unprecedented levels of short-term accommodation demand and could generate long-term benefits for the city.
Airbnb and Energy Saving Trust launch £1m climate action fund
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Airbnb and the Energy Saving Trust Foundation have joined forces to launch a £1 million climate action fund for disadvantaged young people across the UK.
Lucerne votes to cap short-term rentals at 90 days a year
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSwitzerland: Lucerne has become the latest Swiss city to place restrictions on short-term rental operations, including listings on platforms such as Airbnb.
Airbnb hires Zarife to lead strategy in South America
Reading Time: 2 minutesSouth America: Airbnb has announced the hiring of Fiamma Zarife as its new general manager for South America to lead the company’s strategy in the continent.
Breaking: Silicon Valley Bank collapse – what it means for the STR sector
Reading Time: 6 minutesWorldwide: The governments and banking institutions in the United States and UK have stepped in to reassure people and businesses exposed to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank [SVB] and its UK arm that their deposits are secure and resolutions will not put the taxpayer at risk.