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FTC to ban hidden junk fees on STRs, hotels and event tickets
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: The US Federal Trade Commission [FTC] has passed a rule that will ban hidden “junk fees” on short-term rentals, hotels and live event ticket prices.
How the US election will impact travel and hospitality
Reading Time: 4 minutesUS: Republican candidate Donald Trump has won the US election, making a historic return to the White House after four years of governance under the Democratic Party.
Lifting of US – UK / EU travel ban due this November
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS / UK: President Joe Biden has confirmed that fully vaccinated UK and EU travellers will be allowed to travel to the US from November. The White House has confirmed that it will lift the 18 month ban on international travel, first introduced by Donald Trump at the start of the pandemic in March 2020. […]
Airbnb to take Washington inauguration precautions
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Following the storming of the Capitol in Washington DC last week, Airbnb is taking extra precautions to prevent further violence in the city ahead of the presidential inauguration of Joe Biden next week [Wednesday 20 January]. The platform had already pledged to ban any insurrectionists involved in the “violent criminal activity” during the Capitol […]
Airbnb IPO filing “delayed until next week”
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Airbnb’s much anticipated filing for an initial public offering [IPO] has reportedly been delayed until next week, according to sources close to the matter. The home-sharing platform was originally planning to file for the IPO at the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday [12 November] but sources have told Bloomberg that the delay […]
What would a Trump / Biden US Election win mean for the short-term rental industry?
Reading Time: 5 minutesUS: Following one of the most fraught and polarising elections in the history of the United States, ShortTermRentalz spoke to seven leaders from the country’s short-term rental industry to get an insight into what the eventual result could mean for the space and for the travel sector in general. At the time of writing, the […]