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Ukio raises $9m in seed round funding
Reading Time: 2 minutesBarcelona: Turnkey apartment rental startup Ukio has announced that it has raised $9 million in a large-sized seed funding round. The round was led by French venture firm Breega, with a number of other notable European investors also participating, including Heartcore and Partech, as well as angels such as Coverwallet founder Iñaki Berenguer and Travelperk founder […]
Study links Airbnb listings to increased rates of violence
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: New research published this week has suggested that the presence of Airbnb listings in neighbourhoods is leading to an increase in violent crimes being committed over time. The peer-reviewed study, published in the journal PLOS ONE and conducted by Northeastern University in Boston, USA, analysed the veracity of news reports linking short-term rental platforms […]
Sonder marks entrance into Spain with Madrid opening
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: Short-term rental operator Sonder is continuing its European expansion strategy by entering the Spanish market, notably in Madrid and Barcelona. The company will manage an apartment building in the Malasaña neighbourhood in Madrid city centre, which will hold 22 tourist apartments in the property located on Divino Pastor street. The Spanish economic and business newspaper, Expansión, […]
Airbnb partners with Roomonitor for noise detector programme
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: Airbnb has partnered with Spanish home automation startup Roomonitor to launch a programme that will distribute noise detectors to its hosts in Madrid and Barcelona. As a result of the programme, a group of hosts in Madrid and Barcelona will be able to sign up to Roomonitor’s noise monitoring system for free for the […]
STRz podcast 18: Damian Sheridan and Deborah Labi, The Book Direct Show
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: On the latest episode of the ShortTermRentalz podcast, we speak to Damian Sheridan and Deborah Labi, the directors of the upcoming Book Direct Show, which will take place live and virtually from Barcelona on 29-30 September, for which we are a media partner. Listen in to hear their thoughts on the benefits of attracting […]
STRz podcast 3: AirDNA’s Tom Caton on the “future normal” in the short-term sector
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: AirDNA chief revenue officer Tom Caton is the latest guest on the ShortTermRentalz podcast, as we discuss the boom in non-urban vacation rental markets, how mid-term stays may “rescue the short-term sector” and how the short-term rental landscape will evolve post-pandemic, creating a new or “future normal”.
Badi’s Carlos Pierre highlights the need for “sustainable urban housing”
Reading Time: 4 minutesSpain: ShortTermRentalz speaks to Carlos Pierre, founder and CEO of room rental platform Badi, about the company’s growth strategy despite the outbreak of the coronavirus, his decision to assist and house health professionals on the front line in Barcelona, and what he understands by the term ‘urban living’ and how it applies to Badi. Please […]
Badi sets aside 400 rooms for health professionals in Barcelona
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: AI room rental platform Badi is setting aside 400 rooms in Barcelona to health professionals that are joining the fight against COVID-19. The proptech startup is reaching out to medics, nurses and other health professionals that are travelling to the Catalan capital to help treat those affected by the coronavirus and it is making […]
The Trip Circus 2020 announces agenda and first group of speakers
Reading Time: 3 minutesBarcelona: The organisers of The Trip Circus 2020 have announced the agenda and a first set of speakers for the inaugural event. The conference will bring together over 500 participants from the worldwide hotel and short-term rental industries for discussions with CEOs, heads of associations, regulators, industry influencers and members of the accommodation community. The Trip Circus will be held at Poble Espanyol in Barcelona […]
Badi reaches 300,000 rental listings milestone in Europe
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Urban room rental marketplace Badi has announced it has surpassed the milestone of 300,000 room rental listings in Barcelona, Berlin, London and Madrid respectively. The startup’s most rapidly growing market is London, with listings in the capital city now exceeding 100,000 rooms since launching in the UK back in 2018. With offices in Barcelona, […]