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European STR occupancy shifts against supply-demand inequality, geopolitical tensions
Reading Time: 2 minutesEurope: AirDNA data show short-term rental supply growth against falling occupancy, driven in part by cancellations in southern Europe due to global conflict.
Bounce acquires Nannybag in global luggage storage deal
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: San Francisco-based luggage storage firm Bounce announced its acquisition of Nannybag, expanding the firm’s European footprint.
How digital monitoring is reshaping short-term rental enforcement in Europe
Reading Time: 4 minutesShortTermRentalz interviewed Francesc Serrano, CEO and founder of Talk&Code, to understand how digital monitoring tools are being used by public authorities to identify potentially non-compliant listings at scale.
Awaze relaunches James Villas to the UK market
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Awaze is relaunching its James Villas brand to the UK market, marking the return of the specialist villa holiday provider following its closure in October 2023. The relaunch, which goes live on 15 December 2025, is driven by growing demand for family and multigenerational holidays, with James Villas positioned as a specialist, villa-only brand […]
Limehome receives €75 million backing for Europe expansion
Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany: Tech-enabled operator Limehome reported that it signed more than 3,500 units across Europe in 2025 and secured a €75 million strategic investment from Cheyne Strategic Value Credit to support expansion in 2026. The company said its total portfolio surpassed 12,500 units live and under contract across 154 cities in 13 countries. Growth during the year […]
Interhome launches new B2C website on HomeToGo’s core platform
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGermany/Switzerland: HomeToGo and Interhome have launched Interhome’s new B2C website, marking the successful migration of the brand onto HomeToGo’s core technology platform just two months after the acquisition closed. The rebuild covered 18 localised domains and more than 65,000 landing pages, all completed with 100% uptime and customer accounts fully preserved. HomeToGo has additionally taken […]
Simpson Travel acquires Affinity Villas
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Independent villa and boutique hotel operator, Simpson Travel has acquired Portuguese operator Affinity Villas, adding more than 30 Algarve properties to its portfolio. The independent villa company said the acquisition, completed for an undisclosed sum, will initially see Affinity Villas’ properties remain listed on the Affinity website, with a phased rollout onto the Simpson Travel […]
HomeToGo announces leadership changes
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGermany: Vacation rental group, HomeToGo, has announced strategic changes to its leadership division following its acquisition of Swiss tourism company Interhome. The company said the acquisition strengthens its position across the vacation rental value chain by giving it more direct touch points with guests during their stays. Its B2B arm, HomeToGo_PRO, is now the group’s […]
Over 10,000 European hotels join legal action against Booking.com
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEurope: More than 10,000 hotels across Europe have joined the collective legal action against OTA Booking.com, expanding on a case first reported in June. The claim challenges the platform’s long-standing “best price” clause, also known as a Platform Most Favoured Nation (PMFN) clause, which required accommodation providers to display the same or lower rates on […]
Anti-tourism protests intensify in southern Europe
Reading Time: 2 minutesEurope: Cities across Spain, Italy and Portugal have seen a wave of anti-tourism demonstrations in recent weeks, as local residents voice frustration over rising living costs and housing shortages linked to mass tourism and holiday lets. Protests have taken place in destinations including Barcelona, Mallorca, Malaga, Lisbon, Venice and the Canary Islands, where residents argue […]