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Airbnb unveils trending destinations for 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Airbnb has unveiled its 25 trending destinations for guests to visit in 2025.
Accor “in advanced talks to buy Habitas”
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Global hospitality company Accor is reportedly in advanced talks to buy luxury hotel and lodging brand, Habitas, according to Bloomberg.
Habitas expands into South America with opening in Chile
Reading Time: 2 minutesChile: Habitas [also known as Our Habitas], a luxury hotel brand, experiential travel lodging and experiences company, has expanded into South America with its newest destination – Our Habitas Atacama in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile.
Sundes raises US$500k in funding to fuel expansion plans
Reading Time: < 1 minuteChile: Santiago-based short- and mid-term rental startup, Sundes, has closed an investment round worth US$500,000.
Wynwood House closes $7m seed round to fund global expansion
Reading Time: 2 minutesPeru: Peruvian apartment rental startup Wynwood House has closed a $7 million seed round in equity and debt to fund its expansion further into and beyond Latin America.
Casai and Nomah merge to create LatAm market powerhouse
Reading Time: 3 minutesLatAm: Mexican proptech startup Casai has completed its anticipated merger with São Paulo-based residential apartment company Nomah.
Andes STR closes first institutional fund to invest in rentals
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS / Chile: Property management technology company Andes STR and global investment firm WEG Capital have announced the closing of their inaugural real estate private equity fund.
Andes STR raises $1m in seed funding for Orlando expansion
Reading Time: 2 minutesChile / US: Texas-based short-term rental property management company Andes STR has raised $1 million in seed funding from Chilean investment firm Weg Capital to accelerate its expansion plans in the United States. The proptech startup, which offers personalised property management services to real estate investors looking to earn higher income from their investment properties, […]
Chile Airbnb Revolution tour pulled after criticism
Reading Time: 2 minutesChile: An Airbnb Experiences tour inviting tourists to Chile to “Live the Revolution” [or “Viva La Revolución] has been de-listed from the platform after a visit to a square that has been populated by anti-government protestors was met with widespread outrage by locals. A tour group visited Plaza Italia in the country’s capital, Santiago, which […]