Awaze to create 75 jobs at Manchester HQ

Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Vacation rental and holiday resorts company, Awaze, is set to create 75 new jobs at its Manchester headquarters, less than four months after closing its Earby base in Lancashire to support the growth of the firm. The group’s new ‘centre of excellence’ in Manchester opened at the start of October, and now serves as […]
RockSTRz webinar two review: Which business models will succeed post-Covid?

Reading Time: 6 minutesWorldwide: ShortTermRentalz’ hotly-anticipated RockSTRz webinar series continued last week with a timely discussion on “Which business models will succeed in a post-Covid world?”. Host Paul Stevens, editor of ShortTermRentalz, was joined for the second discussion of the series by Graham Donoghue, CEO of Sykes Holiday Cottages, Henrik Kjellberg, CEO of Awaze, Anna Skigin, CEO and co-founder of Frank Porter, […]
Sign up for second RockSTRz webinar today [4pm BST]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Registrations remain open for the second highly-anticipated session in ShortTermRentalz’ new RockSTRz webinar series, which takes place today at 4pm BST [1 October] The webinar will centre around “Which business models will succeed in a post-Covid world?” , a topic that has taken on increased significance as the short-term rental industry collectively seeks to navigate extended […]
Expert contributors announced for second RockSTRz webinar

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: The expert contributors for the second session in ShortTermRentalz’ new RockSTRz webinar series on Thursday 1 October 2020 at 4pm BST have been announced. Joining host and editor of ShortTermRentalz, Paul Stevens, for the session on “Which business models will succeed in a post-Covid world?” will be: Graham Donoghue, CEO, Sykes Holiday Cottages Henrik Kjellberg, […]
150 jobs at risk as Awaze streamlines brand operations

Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Vacation rental and holiday resorts company, Awaze, has announced it is planning to relocate its UK headquarters to Manchester, with the move putting an estimated 150 jobs at risk across its Hoseasons and Cottages.com brands. The company, which also owns brands such as Landal GreenParks, James Villa Holidays and Novasol, plans to close its […]
Europe’s leading managed rental business named as Awaze

Reading Time: 2 minutesEurope: Awaze has been unveiled as the corporate name for Europe’s leading managed vacation rentals and holiday resorts business. The group has been behind brands such as cottages.com, Hoseasons, James Villa Holidays, Landal GreenParks and Novasol. Speaking at ITB Berlin, CEO Henrik Kjellberg said Awaze was fully focused on leveraging its size and scale to […]
Kjellberg takes the helm at European Vacation Rentals

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Former Expedia president Henrik Kjellberg has been appointed as CEO of European Vacation Rentals, the business recently acquired by Platinum Equity from Wyndham Worldwide. The business is the largest manager of holiday rentals in Europe, operating in over 600 destinations in more than 25 countries through its local brands which include Landal GreenParks, Novasol, […]