$1.5bn Evermore resort in development next to Disney World
US: A new $1.5 billion mega-resort, the Evermore Orlando Resort, is set to be built on the doorstep of Walt
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Florida
US rentals suffer from lack of ‘snowbird’ business
US: Snowbirds, elderly travellers, predominantly from Canada, who hire vacation rentals in the south of the US, are not travelling
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Florida gang ‘Covid-19 parties’ cause case spike concerns
US: Gangs in Florida are hosting parties in vacation rental properties for up to 400 people, known as ‘Covid-19 parties’,
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Spike in cases drives Miami-Dade County to shut down rentals
US: Authorities in south Florida have ordered the immediate closure [as of 8 July] of leisure and hospitality venues, including
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Florida counties impose diverse rental restrictions
US: Though the state of Florida reopened its rental sector after having been previously shuttered, many individual counties have still
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STRz podcast 8: Vector Travel’s Mickey Kropf on business models’ “reckoning”
US: Vector Travel founder and CEO, Mickey Kropf, joins Episode 8 of the new ShortTermRentalz podcast to discuss the “reckoning”
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What is fuelling American optimism over a vacation rental recovery?
US: After months of lockdown, travellers’ sense of optimism and wanderlust is surging, which is being reflected by spikes in
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DeSantis to ease rental restrictions in Florida for Phase 1 reopening
US: Florida state governor Ron DeSantis, who has attracted criticism for his handling of the Covid-19 crisis, has said vacation rentals
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Rentals on Florida’s Space Coast active in spite of ban
US: Though the state of Florida has currently implemented a ban on short-term rentals, many properties in Brevard counties are
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Florida governor DeSantis sued over “unfair” vacation rental ban
US: A lawsuit has been filed against Florida governor Ron DeSantis in a federal district court by property managers and
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