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STRz podcast 9: Rent Responsibly’s David Krauss assesses Covid 19’s impact
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Following the publication of Rent Responsibly’s US-based Covid-19 impact report [with collaboration from the VRMA and AirDNA, founder and CEO, David Krauss, joins Episode Nine of the ShortTermRentalz podcast to discuss the key takeaways from the survey and how it is affecting short-term rental businesses in the country, the importance of advocacy in these […]
U.S. survey highlights Covid-19 impact on the short-term rental industry
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: In May, US-based advocacy organisation Rent Responsibly, the Vacation Rental Management Association [VRMA] and AirDNA released the Covid-19 Impact Report. In this feature, David Krauss, founder and CEO of Rent Responsibly, highlights the results of data collected from a survey of more than 1,400 hosts, owners and managers across the country in the short-term […]
Post Covid-19 shock travel trends: Your.Rentals
Reading Time: 2 minutesDenmark: Andrew Martyn, co-founder and CEO of vacation rental software solution Your.Rentals outlines some of the “shock” travel trends that are emerging in the short-term rental space following the outbreak of the coronavirus earlier this year. Forecasting travel is a difficult activity at the best of times, however the Covid-19 shock has meant throwing the rulebook […]
Maison Privee introduces Covid-19 screenings for staff and contractors
Reading Time: 2 minutesUAE: Dubai-based hospitality provider Maison Privee has announced it will provide mandatory Covid-19 screenings for all employees and suppliers. The measure, it claims, is a first for a hospitality provider in the region. Rami Shamaa, Maison Privee co-founder and managing director, said: “The health and safety of guests is our number one priority. That’s why […]
Leading travel companies unite to create Covid-19 travel database
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: A group of global travel companies have banded together in order to create a Covid-19 travel database. The platform is being led by the European Covid-19 Travel Alliance, whose members include leading OTAs Booking.com and Trivago, as well as Raddison Hotel Group, KLM, and Iberostar Hotels & Apartments. The core idea behind the initiative […]
Frank Salt Real Estate to launch holiday home division
Reading Time: 2 minutesMalta: Maltese real estate firm Frank Salt Real Estate has announced its launch of a holiday home division. The company will be offering properties across popular holiday destinations on the islands of Malta and Gozo. Malta, an island nation with a significant amount of tourism, is being heavily afflicted by the global Covid-19 pandemic. Though […]
Was Sweden’s Covid-19 lockdown a gamble?
Reading Time: 11 minutesSweden: In recent months, we have all to some extent become armchair epidemiologists, expressing sadness and anger in equal measure at the alarming mortality rates and stringency of lockdown policies around the world. And yet, as countries around Europe shut down their borders and hospitality establishments due to the Covid-19 outbreak, one country has gone […]
Descent beckons towards the new reality
Reading Time: 11 minutesWorldwide: Sean Worker of T5 Strategies offers his thoughts on the view from the Covid peak and how to successfully negotiate the imminent descent towards the new reality. Last Saturday saw the moment when my bike was lifted off the wall, dusted off and made ready for action! As I shared recently in ShortTermRentalz, I […]
Airbnb launches talent directory for recently laid off staff
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb has announced the creation of a talent directory for those laid off due to the global pandemic. The company announced last week that it would be releasing around 25 per cent of its staff in order to survive and outlast the pandemic. The directory is one of many measures that CEO Brian Chesky […]
Vrbo creates new cleanliness guidelines and search filters
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: In response to travellers’ increased hygiene standards, Vrbo has introduced new cleanliness guidelines for its properties. The group hopes to support future customers worried about the impact of Covid-19 on a vacation. This new policy is informed by a combination of data from the CDC, WHO and hotelier risk management firm Cristal International Standards. […]