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Twimo launches private vacation STR platform
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: On Tuesday, vacation rental management company Twimo launched a private platform for vacation homeowners amidst global restrictions on short-term rental companies. The platform, which is designed for homeowners who want to rent their homes to well-known guests, such as friends and family, claims the launch is an alternative to public listing sites such as […]
Amsterdam delays home swapping rule enforcement to March
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNetherlands: The Dutch capital city of Amsterdam is delaying the enforcement of new rules governing home swapping until 1 March 2024.
Kindred confirms $15m Series A raise
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Members-only home-swapping network Kindred has confirmed that it has raised $15 million in a Series A funding round.
Kindred acquires Mango and appoints CTO after $15m fundraising
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Members-only home swapping network Kindred has announced the acquihire of intentional dating app Mango and its founder, Bryan Li, who joins the company as chief technology officer [CTO].
MyPlace.co closes $5.8m seed funding round
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: San Francisco-based social network MyPlace.co, which allows friends to share their homes, has closed a $5.8 million seed funding round.
Love Home Swap releases first annual report
Reading Time: 3 minutesWorldwide: Global home swapping platform Love Home Swap has released its new annual report ‘Home Swapping: The Future of Travel’, in which it reveals that home swapping could save consumers £65,200 on holidays over a 20-year period. With 84 per cent of British homeowners having not yet released the holiday equity from their properties by joining a […]
Over a quarter of UK consumers seeking to move house in next six months
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: When lockdown restrictions finally eased this summer, many people seized the opportunity to travel all over the UK, packing their bags and enjoying much-needed staycations, whilst others considered a more permanent move. A study by home swap site Love Home Swap found that over a quarter [28 per cent] of UK consumers were likely to […]
Is home swapping a way to achieve a better quality of life?
Reading Time: 5 minutesUK: Célia Pronto, managing director of members-only, global home swapping platform Love Home Swap, pinpoints the reasons why home swapping is likely to become one of the key trends to emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic in the hospitality space. As lockdown relaxes and we begin to emerge from our homes, we can see some positive […]