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Spacest acquires TheHomeLike.com domain and brand to expand in corporate rentals
Reading Time: < 1 minuteItaly: Milan‑based proptech company Spacest.com has acquired the domain name, logo, and brand of TheHomeLike.com, formerly owned by German proptech Homelike, as part of its accelerated expansion across Europe. The acquisition, announced on 2 July 2025, does not include Homelike’s property listings but will see all website traffic redirected to Spacest.com. Founded in 2015, Homelike […]
AltoVita expands accommodation network to seven million units
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Global corporate lodging platform AltoVita has extended its accommodation network from one million units to seven million units.
Sonder expands business travel segment
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Next-generation hospitality company Sonder is expanding its business travel segment to include group bookings.
TrustedStays and Amadeus partner to bring STRs to GDS
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: TrustedStays has announced a strategic distribution partnership with travel technology company Amadeus.
KeyNest: Is business travel back for good?
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Key exchange network KeyNest discusses the potential return of business travel and the growth in short stays in cities.
Short-term rental business travel bookings set to soar
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: A newly-published white paper from Travel Intelligence Network, on behalf of the UK Short Term Accommodation Association [STAA], shows that short-term rentals are set to increase their share of the corporate business travel market.
Reside Worldwide makes strategic UK hire
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Proptech and alternative accommodations firm, Reside Worldwide, which operates in over 20,000 cities and 60 countries, has strengthened its international presence by appointing Juliet Howie as its new vice president of global enterprise sales based in London, UK. Howie started in the VP role in April and added additional local support to Reside’s growing demand […]
UC Asset invests into SHOC Holdings and appoints CEO
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: UC Asset (UCASU), an Atlanta-based real estate investment firm, has invested around $1 million into SHOC Holdings LLC, and appointed Greg Bankston, who currently serves as a managing member of UCASU’s general partner, as CEO of SHOC. The company believes Bankston’s 20-year real estate background and knowledge of the city’s history make him the […]
STRz podcast 12: Domio’s Jay Roberts on pivoting to management and franchising
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Domio CEO and co-founder, Jay Roberts, joins the latest episode of the ShortTermRentalz podcast to discuss the introduction of more in-room technology post-Covid-19, the rebounds of leisure and business travel, and his company’s shift to a management and franchising model.
STRz podcast: Sloane’s Eleanor Nesic on “seismic” travel habit changes
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLondon / Croatia: In the first-ever episode of the ShortTermRentalz podcast, Eleanor Nesic, head of revenue and performance at Sloane Collection, speaks about the shift towards mid-term rentals in certain category groups, the changes in business travellers’ travel habits and the increasing importance of having a good wifi connection. For more information, visit the Sloane […]