Four Seasons unveils luxury resort and residence plans in UAE

Reading Time: 2 minutesUAE / Worldwide: Luxury hospitality and branded residential company, Four Seasons, and Ras Al Khaimah-based real estate developer, RAK Properties, have unveiled plans for a new beach resort and private residences as part of a new flagship 400 hectare master-planned waterfront destination – Mina.
Airbnb unveils trending destinations for 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Airbnb has unveiled its 25 trending destinations for guests to visit in 2025.
Medellín mayor mooting rental regulation to cut crime

Reading Time: 2 minutesColombia: The Mayor of Medellín Federico Gutiérrez is proposing to regulating short-term apartment rentals in the city.
Despegar to double global inventory by year’s end

Reading Time: < 1 minuteArgentina: Latin American online travel agency Despegar is planning to double its global property inventory in the short-term rental market by the end of 2023 as it continues to bet heavily on the segment.
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.
Latin Exclusive forms partnership with Marriott International

Reading Time: 2 minutesBrazil / Colombia: Luxury vacation rental agency Latin Exclusive has become one of Homes & Villas by Marriott International’s first partners in South America for the management of high-end rental properties. More than 300 luxury properties managed by Latin Exclusive in Brazil and Colombia will now also be listed on the Homes & Villas platform, […]
Airbnb opens frontline responders programme in Mexico and Colombia

Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Airbnb is expanding its frontline responders programme, which allows hosts to offer their properties for free or at a discounted rate for Covid-19 medical responders, into the Central and South American markets. The company is growing its programme into the countries of Mexico and Colombia and has said that it is committed to waiving fees for […]