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STRz Summit 2023 session focus: The future of travel payments
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: In our third session focus feature ahead of the inaugural STRz Summit in London on Wednesday 18 October, we dive into the world of travel payment solutions.
I-PRAC: Is it time we embraced uncertainty in the STR industry?
Reading Time: 4 minutes[SPONSORED CONTENT] Global verification and membership platform, I-PRAC, states the case for embracing uncertainty in the short-term rental industry and discusses the launch of its first STR Fraud Awareness Week next month.
“Wolf of Airbnb” charged over fraudulent New York rental scheme
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: A so-called “Wolf of Airbnb” has been charged with wire fraud and identity theft in New York, in a scheme that saw him generate an alleged $1.2 million in rental income.
Autohost creates threat intelligence platform
Reading Time: 2 minutesToronto: Intelligent guest screening software Autohost has launched an “industry-first” threat intelligence platform that has been created to help protect the hospitality industry. The platform, which is now generally available, aggregates critical reputation data from over 200 threat feeds globally into a single, searchable, API-driven database. It can be used to help protect hospitality operators from fraud, identity theft, […]
STRz podcast 17: Humphrey Bowles, SUPERHOG and GUARDHOG
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Humphrey Bowles, co-founder of SUPERHOG, and CEO and co-founder of GUARDHOG, joins the latest episode of the ShortTermRentalz podcast to discuss addressing issues with scammers and fraudsters, the ‘party house’ phenomenon, and the need to “embrace” the Gen Z demographic for the future of the short-term rental industry.
Airbnb delivers fraud lawsuit to Miami development partner
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb is serving a lawsuit to Miami based developer Harvey Hernandez, accusing him of fraud after they had embarked on a partnership in mid 2019. According to the filed lawsuit, Airbnb had provided capital to Hernandez’s Newgard Development Group, for the opening of at least seven projects in 2019. Apparently, none have opened as […]
Airbnb steps up security measures in crackdown on fraudsters
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Airbnb is stepping up security measures to prevent fraudsters using its website to deceive holidaymakers into sending money to scam accounts. The actions came to light last year after numerous families were tricked into transferring payments for seemingly genuine properties to fraudsters who disguising themselves as real property owners. The company has since reported […]