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Dubai Tourism Authority issues guidelines for holiday homes sector
Reading Time: 2 minutesUAE: The Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing has unveiled an expansion to its 2013 guidelines on holiday homes. The original ruling, Decree 41, will be expanded to include definitions of what a holiday home is, the licensing requirements, and most importantly, the rights of homeowners. Its goal is to continue diversification within the […]
Dream Inn expanding in Dubai to meet rising demand
Reading Time: 2 minutesUAE: With the rise of Dubai as a luxury tourist hub, high end holiday rental company Dream Inn looks to expand. The company has seen a 25 per-cent increase in its property portfolio already, with a growth projection of 39 per-cent by 2021, according to Zawya. The UAE has been introducing a series of measures […]
Hostmaker becomes latest operator to go live in Dubai
Reading Time: 2 minutesDubai: London-based short-term rental property management company Hostmaker, has gone live in Dubai in its second major overseas venture beyond Europe after Bangkok. The operator is out to capitalise on Dubai’s increasingly quick growth rates for short-term rentals ahead of the new year. Speaking to Gulf News, Hostmaker founder and CEO, Nakul Sharma, said: “The […]
ShortTermRentalz review of Serviced Apartment Summit MEA 2019
Reading Time: 4 minutesUAE: International Hospitality Media hosted the Serviced Apartment Summit Middle East & Africa [SAS MEA] in Dubai this week, and the short-term rental market in the emirate was a significant focus after a number of well-documented news items emerged in recent weeks. Leaders from the short-term rental, serviced apartment, hotel, co-working and supplier sectors convened […]
SASMEA 2019 interviews: Rami Shamaa and Paul Mallee, Maison Privee
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUAE: In the first of our SASMEA 2019 interviews, Maison Privee co-founders Rami Shamaa and Paul Mallee spoke to ShortTermRentalz about their $100m luxury villa portfolio on Palm Jumeirah and the swell of short-term rental companies setting up in Dubai. For more information, visit the Maison Privee website here.
Dubai Tourism clarifies Downtown operations regulations
Reading Time: 2 minutesDubai: Following Emaar’s notification to Downtown Dubai residents about ceasing their holiday home operators by 19 September [Thursday], Dubai Tourism has allayed concerns by clarifying the rules and regulations regarding rental activities in the development. As such, operators and individual owners will be required to obtain a valid permit to list holiday homes in the […]
Kennedy Towers’ Simon Kennedy assesses investment opportunities in Dubai
Reading Time: 4 minutesDubai: ShortTermRentalz speaks to Simon Kennedy, co-founder and CEO of property management company Kennedy Towers, about the reasons for the swell of companies in the Middle East and Dubai and regulatory challenges for the market in the emirate. Please introduce yourself, the Kennedy Towers brand and what services you provide in the short-term rental industry. […]
Emaar unveils South Beach project for ‘Ease’ rental concept
Reading Time: 2 minutesDubai: Leading developer Emaar Hospitality has unveiled its streamlined short-term rental concept, ‘Ease by Emaar’, while launching its premium residential beach project ‘South Beach’ in Emaar Beachfront. South Beach, which includes one- to three- bedroom furnished apartments in the Beachfront, will be the first waterfront development to be listed on Ease by Emaar, which aims […]
AirDNA analyses the state of Dubai’s rental market
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDubai: Short-term rental data provider AirDNA has analysed the state of the vacation rental market in Dubai in a blog post, following a surge in vacation rental business and opportunities in the City of Gold. With Airbnb launching its own website in Arabic in May and Dubai preparing for its much-awaited Expo 2020, AirDNA revealed […]
Gallery Suites allies with OYO to furnish and operate Dubai luxury rentals
Reading Time: 3 minutesDubai: Gallery Suites Vacation Rentals, a subsidiary of the UAE-based IBC Group, has announced it has partnered with OYO Rooms in a US $5 billion deal to furnish and manage 10,000 luxury holiday homes in the emirati city. The news follows IBC Group’s announcement earlier this month it was set to purchase the 10,000 luxury […]