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Skift STR Summit 2024: HVMB VP Jennifer Hsieh
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Jennifer Hsieh, VP of Homes & Villas by Marriott Bonvoy, speaks to STRz at the 2024 Skift Short Term Rental Summit.
A new era for STRs: Skift Short Term Rental Summit 2024
Reading Time: 7 minutesUS: STRz attended the annual Skift Short Term Rental Summit in New York City, gathering high-profile and compelling leaders from across the industry to discuss the pressing topics for the future of the sector.
HVMB tests new Generative AI search tool
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Homes & Villas by Marriott Bonvoy has revealed that it is now testing a search with AI tool that will match travellers with their perfect home and destination based on a natural language search describing their desired vacation.
Homes & Villas by Marriott Bonvoy relaunches Curated Collections
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Homes & Villas by Marriott Bonvoy has relaunched its Curated Collections – hand-picked selections of premium homes and destinations from around the world – to inspire travellers as they begin planning their 2024 journeys.
Homes & Villas by Marriott partners with Petco for pet-friendly stays
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: The Homes & Villas by Marriott website will now highlight “Pet-Friendly Picks by Petco” featuring vacation properties that meet pet safety, health, and wellness. Petco Health + Wellness Company will produce infographics, articles, and packing checklists on the Homes & Villas platform, as well as curate a travel collection of items including beds, bowls, toys, […]
Homes & Villas by Marriott International lands in APAC
Reading Time: 2 minutesAPAC: Homes & Villas by Marriott International [HVMI] has announced its launch in Australia and New Zealand, marking the platform’s entrance into Asia Pacific [APAC].
Marriott launches Channel Connectivity Program
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Homes & Villas by Marriott International has launched its Channel Connectivity Program, an initiative enabling property management software companies and channel managers to integrate directly to its Application Programming Interface [API]. The new Channel Connectivity Program will create multiple options for property management companies to connect faster, more efficiently, and more reliably to HVMI. […]
The short-term rental industry 2020: Ones to Watch
Reading Time: 9 minutesWorldwide: Following the release of our ten predictions for the short-term rental industry in 2020 this time last week, we have identified ten figures that we believe are ‘ones to watch’ in the space over the next 12 months. Making up the list are a mixture of well-established and up-and-coming names in the short-term rental […]
Marriott’s Homes & Villas platform to target loyalty members
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Marriott International’s Homes & Villas home-sharing platform will not be rivalling Airbnb and other large supplier players in the global short-term rental industry, it emerged at the VRMA International Conference in New Orleans. Rather than offering out luxury properties listed on its platform to the general public, Marriott will provide its selective range of […]
Homes & Villas by Marriott International partners with BookingPal
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Marriott International has announced BookingPal is to be its exclusive technology partner for the firm’s newly-formed Homes & Villas vacation rental division. Homes & Villas by Marriott International was launched back in April as the company diversified from its core business into expanding its offering of luxury rentals in the alternative accommodations space, following […]