CTS expands portfolio to hold 90 per cent of global VR inventory

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Custom Travel Solutions [CTS], a software-as-a-service private-label platform for membership organisations and loyalty programmes, has further enhanced its extensive travel portfolio by expanding its vacation rental inventory.
STRz Summit 2023 key takeaways

Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: Short-term / vacation rental industry leaders, ranging from CEOs and founders to investors, property managers and OTAs, gathered in London [18 October] to address the key topics and questions facing the segment and how it is positioned in the wider travel, hospitality and real estate landscape.
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”.
Rakuten plans global expansion for STAY rental business

Reading Time: 2 minutesJapan: Japanese e-commerce and technology conglomerate, Rakuten, is seeking to accelerate the international expansion of Rakuten STAY, its latest vacation rental model in which it will own, manage and operate its inventory.