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Vrbo announces 2024 Holiday Homes / VRs of the Year
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK / US: Expedia Group vacation rental brand Vrbo has unveiled both its 2024 Holiday Homes of the Year in the UK, and its 2024 US Vacation Rentals of the Year, featuring the most “remarkable” holiday homes / vacation rentals in both countries.
EU legislation moves closer as Parliament reaches data agreement
Reading Time: 3 minutesFrance / EU: EU regulation on data collection and sharing relating to short-term accommodation rental services has moved yet another step closer after the European Parliament approved an agreement reached in November with negotiators from member states.
Expedia Group to reduce team headcount by nine per cent
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Online travel agency Expedia Group is to cut around 1,500 jobs, accounting for nine per cent of the company’s overall headcount, as part of a restructuring and cost-cutting measure.
Gorin to replace Kern as Expedia Group CEO on 13 May
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: Expedia Group has confirmed that Ariane Gorin, the company’s president of Expedia for Business, will take over from outgoing incumbent Peter Kern as CEO on 13 May.
Netflix signs global advertising partnership with Expedia Group
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: American streaming service Netflix has signed on Expedia Group as its first global advertising partner for a multi-market campaign on the former’s ad-supported tier this year.
Travalyst launches sustainability certification initiative
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Not-for-profit organisation Travalyst, a global coalition of some of the biggest brands in travel and technology, is launching an initiative to acknowledge sustainability certification bodies within the accommodation sector.
2023 Wrapped: The STRz stories that defined a year
Reading Time: 8 minutesWorldwide: As we approach the end of 2023, we revisit the 20 stories that defined a year for short-term rentals, as well as our favourite video, podcast and webinar from the last 12 months.
Airbnb welcomes “watershed” EU data collection agreement
Reading Time: 3 minutesEurope: The European Council and European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on a draft regulation on data collection and sharing for short-term rental accommodation services across the European Union [EU], in a bid to “promote a balanced tourism ecosystem”.
STR platforms sign landmark data-sharing partnership with ONS
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The UK’s Office for National Statistics [ONS] will soon have access to independently published data on short-term lets listed on Airbnb, Booking.com, and Expedia Group, following a landmark data-sharing agreement between the platforms and ONS.
EU lawmakers to rule on “light touch” rental regulations
Reading Time: 2 minutesEurope: EU countries and European Parliament lawmakers are due to rule on the introduction of “light touch” short-term rental regulations across the bloc this Wednesday [15 November].