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A new era for STRs: Skift Short Term Rental Summit 2024
Reading Time: 7 minutesUS: STRz attended the annual Skift Short Term Rental Summit in New York City, gathering high-profile and compelling leaders from across the industry to discuss the pressing topics for the future of the sector.
Boostly and I-PRAC partner to elevate trust in direct bookings
Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: Online hospitality training platform Boostly has become the exclusive website design agency partner of I-PRAC [International Property Rental Approval Certification] – a collaboration that is set to inject “unparalleled trust and verification into direct booking websites”.
Dtravel gains backing from Borderless Capital
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Peer-to-peer vacation rental ecosystem Dtravel has gained the backing of investment management firm Borderless Capital in the form of a token investment into its native ecosystem token TRVL.
STR leaders mark Book Direct Day 2024
Reading Time: 4 minutesWorldwide: Short-term rental industry leaders are marking the seventh Book Direct Day, an annual campaign for vacation rental owners and property managers around the world to come together and actively educate guests on how they can find STR options directly without going through third-party listing sites and OTAs.
Dtravel tokenises bookings on Polygon PoS with new upgrade
Reading Time: 2 minutesHong Kong: Dtravel, a community-owned peer-to-peer vacation rental ecosystem, is bringing real-world services on-chain to Polygon PoS by tokenising vacation rental bookings with its latest v3 smart contract upgrade.
Boostly names new MD to drive next phase of growth
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Online hospitality training platform Boostly has announced the appointment of Laura Powner as its new managing director.
How guest app technology is growing rapidly in the STR industry
Reading Time: 4 minutesNetherlands: Sjeel Koster, CEO and co-founder of HolidayHero, explores the rapid adoption of guest app technology in the short-term rental space, and how the shift has been preceded by innovations across the hospitality landscape.
2023 Shortyz & Short Stay Summit: Mark Simpson, Boostly
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: STRz speaks to Boostly founder Mark Simpson, the recipient of the Best app / website solution award at the 2023 Shortyz Awards, at the 2023 Short Stay Summit at Old Billingsgate in London.
Boostly introduces ChatGPT integration for direct booking websites
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Online hospitality training platform Boostly claims to have become the first website design agency to directly embed ChatGPT into its direct booking websites.
Boostly strengthens presence in Australia with PMS partnership
Reading Time: 2 minutesAustralia: Online hospitality training platform Boostly has partnered with connected hospitality management platform Newbook to empower vacation rental owners to attract guests without using online travel agents [OTAs].