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STAA signs partnership deal with STR
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The UK Short Term Accommodation Association [STAA] has announced a new partnership with global research house STR to launch a unique tracking study that will measure the performance of serviced apartments, short-term rental accommodations and hotels, starting with a pilot in London this month. STR provides premium data benchmarking, analytics and marketplace insights for global […]
Short-term rental advocacy in time of crisis
Reading Time: 5 minutesWorldwide: James Burrows, CEO of channel management solution Rentals United, talks to prominent short-term rental associations, the STAA [Short Term Accommodation Association, in the UK] and FEVITUR [Spain], to discern the key areas in the short-term rental industry that are critical for advocacy and how the pandemic has affected those efforts. The short-term rental market has […]
STAA calls on Rishi Sunak for additional government support
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Merilee Karr, chair of the UK Short Term Accommodation Association [ STAA ] and CEO of UnderTheDoormat, has written to the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, on behalf of STAA members asking for visitor accommodation businesses to be given additional government support as it faces into an autumn and winter season where tighter travel and hospitality […]
STAA grows membership as two more companies join
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The UK Short-Term Accommodation Association [ STAA ], the trade body representing the short-term rental sector, has grown its membership further by welcoming two new companies to the association. The new members join over 90 other companies operating in the short-term rental sector that are already part of the association, which represents the vast […]
STAA: Summer opening will not save hospitality sector on its own
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: The Short Term Accommodation Association [STAA], the trade association representing the short-term accommodation sector in the UK, has warned that despite the positive response it has had to bookings this summer, since reopening on 4 July, that in itself will not rescue the sector from the severe threat of closures as the high season […]
Seven learnings as the short stay sector enjoys its first week of reopening
Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: With the tourism and hospitality sector having enjoyed its first full week of reopening, the UK Short Term Accommodation Association [STAA] asked its members about their experiences. There were seven key learnings for the sector: Enquiries are up significantly on this time last year Bookings in rural settings have been the most popular, with […]
Lockdown parties in short-term lets prompt criticism
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Short-term letting sites such as Airbnb and Booking.com have been used to rent out properties for “lockdown parties”, a trade association has warned. Hosts and locals complain that groups of up to 30 are gathering to engage in disruptive and illegal activity, breaking social distancing rules, according to the UK Bed and Breakfast Association. […]
UnderTheDoormat launches Corporate Stay accommodation programme
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Luxury home accommodation business UnderTheDoormat has launched its Corporate Stay accommodation programme to help London-based employers get their key staff back to their offices safely. As a result, it is offering a special introductory £50 discount rate until the end of July. Since Covid-19 hit the United Kingdom and closed down ‘going to work’ […]
Short-term rental sector to implement UK-wide cleaning protocols
Reading Time: 5 minutesUK: With the UK Government provisionally earmarking 4 July as the date when certain sectors of the travel and hospitality industry can re-open, the short-term accommodation sector is preparing itself for a safe and successful restart by implementing the new ‘Cleaning protocols for self-catering properties and short-term lets in the context of Covid-19’. The protocols […]
NHS staff praise NHS Homes scheme and share their stories
Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: Staff who have used the NHS Homes scheme, which was launched by the short-term accommodation sector to offer free homes and amenities to NHS key workers, have expressed their gratitude and homeowners have explained why they have offered their properties to the programme. The scheme now has over 2,500 properties available for use across the […]