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Scottish and English football fans dominate Euro 2024 travel
Reading Time: 3 minutesGermany: Thousands of football fans are preparing to converge on Germany for UEFA Euro 2024 – the 17th edition of the European Championships – and short-term rental hosts and property owners are hoping to benefit from Euros fever.
NUMA signs over 300 units in Germany
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGermany: Tech-enabled apartment operator NUMA Group has expanded its portfolio in Germany, signing an additional 304 units across four new buildings in Berlin.
Berlin to start tracking Airbnb listings
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGermany: Commencing March 2023, Airbnb has announced that hosts located in Berlin will require a property registration number for long-term lets. Since 2018, Berlin has required Airbnb hosts to display a registration number on listings advertised on the platform. The same rule also applies for hosts who let more than half of their property. Around […]
NUMA Group expands to Italy
Reading Time: 2 minutesMilan / Berlin: Short-term rental technology provider and driver of the “commercial living” asset class, NUMA Group [formerly COSI Group], has announced its expansion into Milan and Berlin. With its international expansion to Italy, NUMA is continuing on its growth path in Europe. Earlier this year, the German company launched in Spain and acquired local property […]
HomeToGo goes public on Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany: Alternative accommodation marketplace HomeToGo has announced that it has successfully completed its business combination with special purpose acquisition company [SPAC] Lakestar SPAC I and begun trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the ticker symbols “HTG” and “HTGW” respectively. As previously revealed, HomeToGo is going public in a €1.2 billion [$1.41 billion] transaction, and consequently, […]
Raus secures “seven-figure” sum in pre-seed funding
Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany: Berlin-based cabin rental startup Raus has announced that it has secured a “seven-figure” sum in pre-seed funding as it prepares to open its first getaways in Germany this year. The round in the startup, founded by childhood friends Dr. Christopher Eilers, Johann Ahlers and Julian Trautwein, was led by Viennese early-stage investor Speedinvest and […]
Cosi secures €20m to fund European expansion
Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany: Berlin-based hospitality startup Cosi Group, which provides an alternative offering to short-term rental apartments and boutique hotels, has secured €20 million in investment to fund its European expansion plans. The round has been led by Vienna-based real estate development firm Soravia, as well as venture capital companies and existing investors, Cherry Ventures, e.ventures, Kreos Capital […]
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, […]
ShortTermRentalz review of SAS RECHARGE 2019
Reading Time: 3 minutesGermany: Last week, leaders and delegates from the hospitality industry gathered in Berlin for International Hospitality Media’s annual Serviced Apartment Summit Recharge. The two-day serviced apartment, apart-hotel, extended stay and short-term rental business event brought together 140 prestigious leaders and delegates aiming to make long-lasting connections and encouraging a way of thinking to challenge the […]
SAS EUROPE RECHARGE 2019 to feature short-term rental debate session
Reading Time: 2 minutesBerlin: SAS EUROPE RECHARGE 2019, which will be held in Berlin from 22-23 January, will feature a short-term rental debate session. The International Hospitality Media-led event will include a debate, entitled “The end of alternative”, with the lead motion of “Private accommodation is transforming global accommodation”. The session, which is being hosted by IHM CEO […]