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Airbnb.org aids European flood relief
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEurope: Airbnb.org has activated its emergency response programme in Western Europe to help provide free lodging for those impacted by the flooding across the regions. Airbnb.org, which was founded in December 2020, is an independent non-profit organisation that focuses on providing accommodations to people affected in a time of crisis. The programme allows new and existing hosts on […]
Eurostat releases first key data on European rental sector
Reading Time: 3 minutesEurope: Eurostat, the statistical agency of the European Union [EU], has published the first key data on short-term accommodation booked via four of the most prominent online travel agencies [OTAs]. The statistics, which are being regularly updated by Eurostat, cover national, regional and city-level data on the number of stays booked and the number of […]
One Perfect Stay seeks expansion in Asia and Europe
Reading Time: 2 minutesDubai: To mark the fifth anniversary since its launch, luxury short-term rental property management company One Perfect Stay has announced plans to expand its operations in the Middle East and Europe. The company has outlined its strategy to set up operations in Abu Dhabi and Ras al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates [UAE], Riyadh in Saudi […]
71 per cent of travellers plan vacation rental stay in the next 18 months
Reading Time: 4 minutesWorldwide: Travel insurance and assistance brand Europ Assistance, and its subsidiary, Generali Global Assistance, have announced the international findings of its first Vacation Rental Barometer. Europ Assistance and Generali Global Assistance surveyed 8,700 travellers across eight countries in the United States and Europe from 28 February to 1 April 2021. The survey respondents, who indicated they would be travelling in […]
Airbnb shifts to host-only fee structure in Europe
Reading Time: 2 minutesEurope: Airbnb has announced a change to its fee structure in Europe, meaning that it will now only impose a 15 per cent charge on its third party connected software hosts, rather than guests, across the continent. Previously the company used a split-fee structure, where guests would pay a 15 per cent service charge with some professional […]
OYO sees booking recovery in USA and Europe
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: According to the CEO of Indian hospitality chain OYO, Ritesh Agarwal, a recovery is visible in its US and European markets, though holidaymakers are likely to shun large-scales in favour of home rentals and boutique hotels as the Covid-19 pandemic remains in circulation. OYO’s RevPAR is around 92 per cent of pre-coronavirus levels and the brand […]
Fülhaus launches Work From Home packages for European market
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCanada: Fülhaus has announced the launch of its new Work From Home furniture packages, styled and furnished exclusively for the European market. Coming in five distinct styles, ‘Plantel’, ‘Cantaur’, ‘Cotta’, ‘Marcus’ and ‘Travesta’, the furniture packages offer a variety of looks for short-term rental owners to choose from. Styled by Fülhaus’s Junior Interior Designer Christina Vassiliou, the home office […]
UK to lift quarantine restrictions on European arrivals from 6 July
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Quarantine restrictions surrounding overseas travel from the UK will be relaxed from 6 July, ministers have said. Returning holidaymakers and visitors from certain European countries will no longer have to spend 14 days in quarantine when they return. These countries are thought to include Spain, France, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Finland, Belgium, Turkey, Germany […]
European city mayors call for EU to tighten rental platform regulation
Reading Time: 2 minutesEurope: The mayors of of 22 European cities have added their voices to calls for the European Union to improve its regulation of short-term holiday rental platforms by issuing three key demands. Those mayors have called on the EU to establish a new legislative framework that will update the e-Commerce Directive of 2000 on the […]
Airbnb names cheapest ten European cities for city breaks
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Airbnb has compiled a list of the cheapest ten cities to stay in on city breaks with the help of company internal data. With Christmas and New Year out of the way, travellers already have their eye on short, affordable city breaks in Europe that will not break the bank and the list is […]