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Worldwide: The short-term rental industry has announced the launch of a new initiative to promote responsible hospitality and continued best practice growth in terms of sustainability across the sector.
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Europe: As anticipated, the European Commission has adopted a proposal for regulation that is designed to “enhance transparency” and “help public authorities ensure the balanced development” of a sustainable tourism sector.
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Europe: The European Commission is set to introduce a proposal next week that would require the major short-term rental booking platforms to provide data on the number of users using their services and on the total nights they stay in listings to national authorities.
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Spain: Tim Rosolio, vice president of vacation rental partner success at Expedia Group, speaks to STRz at Vitur Summit 2022 in Malaga.
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Europe: Eurostat, the statistical agency of the European Union [EU], has revealed that guests spent around 199 million nights in short-term rental accommodation booked via Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia or Tripadvisor in the EU in the first half of 2022.
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Worldwide: Expedia Group is rolling out an enhanced global social impact and sustainability strategy to further develop a travel ecosystem that is “responsible, open and accessible to all”.
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Worldwide: Ethical Consumer has published the first report of its kind assessing the ethical tourism and environmental credentials of travel booking platforms around the world.
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US: Expedia Group vacation rental brand Vrbo has unveiled the first look at “A Place for Together™”, a new 60-second advert that will debut during Sunday’s Super Bowl LVI.
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US: Expedia Group has announced plans to unify and expand the respective loyalty programmes across its brands into one global
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US: New research by Expedia Group has revealed shifting views on travel, including positive sentiment on vaccine passports, increased budgets, and
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