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Tripadvisor accused of “subterfuge” over T&Cs update
Reading Time: 6 minutesUK: Online travel company Tripadvisor has denied adopting “one-way terms”, “double standards” and “subterfuge” on content use on its site, following accusations made by a number of accommodation owners and hosts. The firm is reported to have requested unlimited access to all website content by accommodation owners and hosts – access which some owners and […]
Hospitality businesses called on to manage safe hospital transfers
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Hospitality businesses, including guest houses, B&Bs and self-catered accommodations, are being called on to work with NHS hospitals across the UK to conduct safe patient and key worker transfers during the pandemic, as high numbers of patients remain in intensive care with Covid-19 or other emergencies. NHS hospitals in London, Carlisle, Cumberland, Devon, Hampshire, […]
Calls for new support for struggling UK hospitality businesses
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Support grants for tourism businesses during the English and UK national lockdowns are needed, says Mark Simpson, the founder of hospitality and short stay rental accommodation marketing website, Boostly. The national lockdown announced across England has forced hospitality businesses to close [5 November – 2 December] although there are unanswered questions about essential travel. […]
Hospitality “on its knees as unfair government grants are non-starter”
Reading Time: 5 minutesUK: Hundreds of struggling small hospitality businesses are being denied crucial funding promised by the government today, according to Mark Simpson, the founder of UK-based hospitality and short stay rental accommodation marketing website, Boostly. Small businesses in tourism and hospitality are encouraged to apply for second rounds of the UK government’s £10 million Kickstart Tourism Grant scheme. […]
Airbnb accommodation privacy ‘breached’ through online ‘glitch’
Reading Time: 3 minutesWorldwide: Airbnb hosts have reported seeing other hosts’ private inboxes, rather than their own, on their accounts as discussions between hosts and guests, including addresses and codes to enter the properties, were revealed. The reported ‘glitch’ was swiftly communicated in Airbnb group discussions online and confirmed to be worldwide. Screenshots were shared online on social […]
STRz podcast 5: Boostly’s Mark Simpson on communicating during a crisis
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Boostly founder and owner, Mark Simpson, joins us for Episode Five of the new ShortTermRentalz podcast to discuss tips for how to communicate during a crisis and advice for hospitality owners struggling as a result of Covid-19, as well as how the pandemic could lead to a direct bookings trend.
Shortyz 2020 winner interviews: Mark Simpson, Boostly
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: ShortTermRentalz speaks to Mark Simpson, the founder and owner of Boostly and the Boostly hospitality podcast, to accept his award for the Best use of social media at the inaugural Shortyz Awards in March 2020. For more information, visit the Boostly website here and the Shortyz event website here.
Boostly’s Mark Simpson on driving direct bookings and his Shortyz shortlisting
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Mark Simpson, the owner of the Boostly, an online association and podcast which aims to help hospitality owners achieve more direct bookings, speaks to ShortTermRentalz at the inaugural #MoreBookingsDirect Conference in London about his work in the short-term rental industry and his excitement about being shortlisted for Best use of social media at the […]