Reopening plans unveiled for UK hospitality
UK: Prime Minister Boris Johnson has unveiled plans for the nation to exit lockdown in a “one-way road to freedom”,
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Airbnb introduces Health Safety Attestation tool
US: Airbnb’s latest voluntary tool will enable hosts to request that guests state they are clear of Covid-19 symptoms and
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STAA calls for clarification over UK government lockdown grants
UK: The Short Term Accommodation Association (STAA) has called on the government and local authorities to make sure that short-term
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US rentals suffer from lack of ‘snowbird’ business
US: Snowbirds, elderly travellers, predominantly from Canada, who hire vacation rentals in the south of the US, are not travelling
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Hospitality to shut for one month as England goes into national lockdown
UK: Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a one month national lockdown for England, effective Thursday 5 November and lasting
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Ireland plans to buy empty Airbnb properties
UK: In an interview with Irish publication The Journal.Ie, Ireland’s new housing minister Darragh O’Brien has confirmed an interest in
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Scotland begins to reopen hospitality venues
Scotland: As of 15 July 2020, hospitality venues in Scotland are allowed to reopen providing that mitigations are met. Bars,
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Culture Secretary suggests short-term rentals reopen for staycations
UK: Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden suggested that Airbnbs may be the first piece of the British tourism industry to reopen.
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Loftium cuts staff, misses rent payments due to coronavirus
US: Seattle based hybrid short-term rental firm Loftium has struggled to stay afloat due to the travel drop caused by
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Airbnb chief ethics officer departs
US: Airbnb has parted ways with its chief ethics officer and former general counsel Robert Chesnut. Chesnut, who joined Airbnb
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