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NoiseAware rebrands as Rest and names new CRO
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Noise monitoring platform NoiseAware has announced a rebrand to Rest as the company expands its detection capabilities beyond noise and into smoke detection.
Habitas expands into South America with opening in Chile
Reading Time: 2 minutesChile: Habitas [also known as Our Habitas], a luxury hotel brand, experiential travel lodging and experiences company, has expanded into South America with its newest destination – Our Habitas Atacama in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile.
Airbnb unveils global campaign to take on hotels
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Airbnb has unveiled its latest ‘Get an Airbnb’ marketing campaign, featuring a series of animated short films that emphasise why the short-term rental platform is a better booking option than a hotel stay.
Expedia Group “terminates” supply partnership with Hopper
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS / Canada: Expedia Group has terminated its vacation rental and hotel supply relationship with online travel agency [OTA] rival Hopper, accusing the latter of “exploiting consumer anxiety and confusing customers”.
AltoVita expands accommodation network to seven million units
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Global corporate lodging platform AltoVita has extended its accommodation network from one million units to seven million units.
Airbnb suspends all bookings in Myanmar
Reading Time: 2 minutesMyanmar: Airbnb has suspended hosting at all of its existing listings in Myanmar in response to the implementation of strict new laws in the country prohibiting foreign tourists from staying at unregistered guesthouses or hotels.
OTA Insight names Bhogaraju as new COO
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Cloud-based hospitality business intelligence platform OTA Insight has appointed Vivek Bhogaraju as its new chief operating officer [COO].
Competition heats up for leisure guests between hotels and STRs
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: A new joint report from hospitality data supplier STR and short-term rental analytics provider AirDNA shows that competition between short-term rentals and hotels has accelerated in the fight for leisure guests
Guesty buys YieldPlanet and launches Distribution Hub
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS / Israel: Property management platform Guesty has acquired hotel-focused revenue and distribution platform, YieldPlanet.
Hilton pokes fun at rentals with brand platform launch
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: Global hotel brand Hilton has poked fun at short-term / vacation rentals in the launch of its first global brand platform – ‘Hilton. For The Stay’.