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eRevMax completes integration with Airbnb
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Travel technology company eRevMax has announced it has completed a two-way integration with Airbnb. The work will facilitate accommodation providers including small boutique hotels, bed & breakfast providers and serviced apartments, that use RateTiger or LiveOS solutions and meet Airbnb’s hospitality standards, to list their properties on the platform. The integration, developed in close collaboration between the two […]
Airbnb approached for blank-cheque acquisition company merger
Reading Time: 5 minutesUS: Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky has revealed the company was recently approached about going public via a merger with a blank-cheque acquisition company on a Reuters Newsmaker webinar on Wednesday. Mergers with so-called special purpose acquisition companies [SPACs] are seen as a relatively new but increasingly popular way of listing on the stock market. SPACs […]
Mexico City proposes to ban home-sharing platforms
Reading Time: 2 minutesMexico: Mexico City has joined the growing list of capital cities around the world proposing to ban home-sharing platforms such as Airbnb from listing properties within its municipalities. The bill that would severely restrict home-sharing operations in Mexico City was put forward by Leticia Estrada Hernández of the Leftist National Regeneration Movement [Morena] on 15 […]
London property market falls as supply rises
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: As the coronavirus has impacted on London’s property market, supply has risen with many properties returning to the market, particularly since the easing of restrictions at the start of the month. According to data from Rightmove, a significant factor in this is owners of short-term rental units returning their properties to the long-term market. […]
Ireland plans to buy empty Airbnb properties
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: In an interview with Irish publication The Journal.Ie, Ireland’s new housing minister Darragh O’Brien has confirmed an interest in purchasing empty Airbnbs. O’Brien suggested the measure as a part of the government’s July Stimulus package, in an attempt to help increase housing stock in Ireland. Ireland has been attempting to limit the presence of […]
Airbnb ramps up 2020 IPO plans amid management reshuffle
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: Airbnb has undergone another management reshuffle in preparation for the revival of its initial public offering [IPO] plans later this year. CEO and co-founder, Brian Chesky, this week confirmed in an internal meeting that Greg Greeley, head of Airbnb’s core rental accommodation business Homes, would be stepping down. In addition, head of Experiences, Catherine […]
Airbnb to host summer festival of Olympic / Paralympic virtual experiences
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: With the 2020 Olympics postponed until next year at the earliest, Airbnb has partnered with the International Olympic Committee [IOC] and International Paralympic Committee [IPC] to offer a summer festival of virtual experiences. The experiences will be hosted by various athletes and will hope to recreate the spirit of the Olympics and Paralympics. The […]
Airbnb ridiculed for asking guests to send hosts “kindness cards”
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb has been the subject of ridicule on social media after sending out emails to previous guests on its system asking them to consider sending donations, or “kindness cards”, to hosts who have had their income streams wiped out by the Covid-19 pandemic. The emails read: “”Like all of us, hosts on Airbnb are […]
One in 477 Edinburgh short-term lets has planning permission
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: According to a study from Homes First, only one in 477 short-term let properties in Edinburgh has proper planning permission. Homes First’s report was spearheaded by Charlotte Maddix and Andy Wightman MSP, and claimed there had been a “staggering pattern of unlawful activity” in the Scottish capital. The survey used scraped data from Booking.com, […]
NYC mayor signs Airbnb data legislation
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: New York mayor Bill DeBlasio signed multiple property bills into legislation this week, including one mandating data reporting for short-term rentals. The bill is a part of the longstanding battle between the city and Airbnb over data sharing with the New York Office of Special Enforcement. The dispute had been in place since 2018, […]