Hosthub raises funding from Trado Capital

Reading Time: < 1 minuteGreece: Short-term rental property management platform Hosthub has announced that it has raised funding from Finnish venture capital firm Trado Capital.
Guesty makes Rentals United fifth acquisition since 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesIsrael / US / Spain: Property management software platform Guesty has announced its fifth acquisition in the last two years by buying vacation rental channel management distribution platform Rentals United.
Rentals United launches AI-powered data platform Elevate

Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Barcelona-based vacation rental channel management solution Rentals United has launched Elevate, a new data platform powered by artificial intelligence [AI] that is fully integrated into the channel manager.
Rentals United announces partnership with Kid & Coe

Reading Time: 2 minutesBarcelona: Vacation rental channel manager Rentals United has announced a new partnership with family-friendly luxury travel platform Kid & Coe.
Rentals United announces partnership with KAYAK

Reading Time: 2 minutesBarcelona: Vacation rental channel manager Rentals United has announced a new partnership with global travel search engine KAYAK.
Rentals United announces landmark partnership with Hopper

Reading Time: 2 minutesBarcelona: Rentals United has become the first official vacation rental channel manager to partner with online travel agency Hopper for its Hopper Homes feature.
STRz spotlight: Uplisting co-founder Vince Breslin

Reading Time: 6 minutesUS: STRz speaks to Vince Breslin, co-founder of Uplisting, a self-service property management system for vacation rental owners, operators and managers, about growing a company without traditional VC funding, the current landscape in terms of tech innovation, and how guest expectations will evolve in 2022. Please introduce yourself, your company and the services you provide in […]
Marriott launches Channel Connectivity Program

Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Homes & Villas by Marriott International has launched its Channel Connectivity Program, an initiative enabling property management software companies and channel managers to integrate directly to its Application Programming Interface [API]. The new Channel Connectivity Program will create multiple options for property management companies to connect faster, more efficiently, and more reliably to HVMI. […]
Fantastic Stay’s Ivan Dimitrov on the challenges of channel management

Reading Time: < 1 minuteFantastic Stay CMO Ivan Dimitrov speaks to STRz in Prague about the challenges of channel management and predicts that Google will play a pivotal role in driving direct bookings in the short-term rental space.