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Paris Airbnb hosts fined more than $1.5 million so far this year
Reading Time: 3 minutesFrance: Officials in Paris have levied more than US$1.5 million of fines on unregistered Airbnb rentals since the start of 2018. Paris was Airbnb’s single-biggest city market worldwide at the end of last year. French regulations forbid residents from renting their property to third parties for more than 120 nights in a year, also requiring […]
Airbnb sues NYC over data disclosure law
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Airbnb has filed a lawsuit against New York City, following the passage of a law that requires the company to disclose the names and addresses of hosts. The lawsuit claims the new law is an “extraordinary act of government overreach” and violates the US constitution. The law, which was passed by the City Council […]
Airbnb appoints Ann Mather to board
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Ann Mather has joined Airbnb’s board of directors as its second non-affiliated independent director. A UK national, Mather has experience in financial and risk oversight from her roles as chair of the audit committees of both Alphabet and Netflix. In addition, she served as CFO at Pixar from 1999 to 2004, providing technical financial […]
STRz at CHPA2018: Scott Shatford, AirDNA
Reading Time: < 1 minute AirDNA CEO Scott Shatford tells SAN about Airbnb’s impact on the business travel sector. Filmed at the 2018 CHPA conference in Las Vegas.
Guy Westlake: unlocking value in society with short-term rentals
Reading Time: 5 minutesSTRz talks to Guy Westlake, the CEO of Lavanda, about the potential of short-term rentals to unlock value in society and shape the future of urban living. • What is your background? “Prior to starting Lavanda, I was head of marketing at Shutl (acquired by eBay in 2013) and the company’s first employee. Shutl is […]
Airbnb and Wego partner in the Middle East
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb has announced a partnership with Wego, the largest travel metasearch player in the Middle East and North Africa, to include properties listed on Airbnb in Wego search results. With the addition of listings on Airbnb, travellers using the Wego metasearch apps and websites will have more access to local homes and accommodation in […]
Netflix launches series about vacation rental sector
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: The Netflix original series Stay Here debuted this week, focusing on the vacation rental industry. The show features interior designer and TV personality Genevieve Gorder and real estate expert Peter Lorimer showing short-term rental owners how to update their properties and increase their profits. Lorimer is the CEO and broker behind PLG Estates, a […]
Cozystay to use blockchain protocol for vacation rental bookings
Reading Time: 2 minutesCanada: Cozystay, an online vacation property rental platform serving Chinese travellers worldwide, is using blockchain to improve the security and overall experience of its customers on the platform. Cozystay has more than 60,000 users, 200,000 listings worldwide and offices in both Vancouver and Beijing. The company is on target to reach a million listings by […]
Orian Research launches latest vacation rental industry report
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIndia: Orian Research has published its Global Vacation Rental Market Report 2018. The Global Vacation Rental market 2018 research provides a basic overview of the industry including definitions, classifications, applications and industry chain structure. The market analysis is provided for international markets including development trends, competitive landscape analysis, and key regions development status. Major industry […]
Airbnb and Niido team up for second property
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Airbnb and Niido have announced plans to debut a branded apartment complex in Nashville, Tennessee. The property will be the company’s second announced Airbnb-branded building, following a project in Kissimmee, Florida, and will lease apartments to a hybrid of long-term renters and short-term visitors. The new project is an existing 328-unit building, called the […]