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STRz Summit London: Doron Meyassed, Plum Guide
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Doron Meyassed, CEO of Plum Guide, speaks to STRz at the ShortTermRentalz Summit in London about current challenges, what the industry will look like in five years’ time, and key learnings from the event.
STRz Summit 2023 key takeaways
Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: Short-term / vacation rental industry leaders, ranging from CEOs and founders to investors, property managers and OTAs, gathered in London [18 October] to address the key topics and questions facing the segment and how it is positioned in the wider travel, hospitality and real estate landscape.
What we learned at the 2023 Skift Short-Term Rental Summit
Reading Time: 6 minutesUS: STRz attended the Skift Short-Term Rental Summit in New York City – the first part of our content and media partnership with Skift focusing on events this year – and there were plenty of intriguing takeaways to unpick from an agenda containing a host of distinguished industry speakers.
Plum Guide seeks to lead AI-driven “revolution”
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Discerning traveller booking platform Plum Guide has implemented artificial intelligence [AI] in a move that is “revolutionising” the brand’s home acquisition process, boosting business efficiencies and fuelling growth.
Vitur Summit 2023: Plum Guide CEO Doron Meyassed
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain / UK: Plum Guide CEO Doron Meyassed speaks to STRz at the 2023 Vitur Summit in Málaga about his highlights of the event, winning two Shortyz awards, the company’s home curation process and the incorporation of generative AI in its platform.
Investors back Plum Guide in extended $31m Series B round
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: London-based curated home rental collection Plum Guide has announced that it has extended its Series B funding round to raise a total of $31 million [£23 million].
Plum Guide closes $9.9m funding round
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: London-based curated rental home collection Plum Guide has announced that it has closed a $9.9 million [almost £6.6 million] funding round led by venture capital firm Beringea. Existing investors Talis Capital, Hearst Ventures and Latitude also participated in the investment round. In addition, Plum Guide is offering its hosts and guests the opportunity to […]
BookingPal announces partnership with Plum Guide
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Cloud-based travel technology company BookingPal has announced a partnership with exclusive property listing site Plum Guide as one of its first channel partners to access the firm’s channel API. As a definitive collection of the world’s best holiday homes, Plum Guide independently reviews all the homes available in a destination and selects the top three per […]
Plum Guide “secures UK government’s Future Fund backing”
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: “Vacation homes for the elite” service Plum Guide has secured taxpayer backing in the form of a convertible loan through the UK Government’s Future Fund which was set up to support ailing startups during the pandemic. The company is believed to have raised £13 million during the summer from its existing investors, including the […]
The Plum Guide completes Series B funding round
Reading Time: 4 minutesLondon: The Plum Guide has raised £14m in a Series B funding round from some of Europe’s leading early-stage investors in anticipation for the company’s rollout to 12 more cities this year. The Plum Guide differs from mass market booking platforms by selecting only the top one per cent of properties in any city to […]