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UnderTheDoormat’s Merilee Karr on why you should enter the Shortyz 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: UnderTheDoormat CEO and UK STAA chair, Merilee Karr, gives her reasons why professionals working in the global short-term rental industry should submit their nominations for the Shortyz 2020 by Friday 31 January 2020 at 23.59 GMT. Please submit either 200 words per category entry or a 90-second video entry to shortyz@internationalhospitality.media by Friday’s deadline […]
Microlidays, slow travel and luxury treats: 2020’s hot holiday trends
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Accommodation available in the UK short-term rental sector is ticking the boxes for 2020’s holiday trends [microlidays, slow travel and luxury treats], according to industry body the UK Short-Term Accommodation Association [STAA]. In 2019, 5.2 million UK travellers booked holidays by the end of January and this year, short-term accommodation is set to play […]
UK STAA offers its tax tips for hosts renting out homes or rooms
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: As the Friday 31 January self-assessment tax deadline looms, industry body the UK Short Term Accommodation Association [STAA] is alerting homeowners who rent out their properties or rooms when away or on a short-term basis, to understand their tax obligations and think about opportunities in the year ahead. They believe there are three key […]
UK STAA welcomes three new affiliate members to ranks
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The UK Short Term Accommodation Association (STAA), the trade body representing the short-term rental sector, has announced that it has welcomed three new affiliate members to its ranks. The companies joining the STAA are as follows: • Touch Stay – a digital guest welcome book provider • Airlinen – a short-term rental linen provider […]
Case study: Avoiding the financial blues on Blue Monday
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Homeowners waking up on Blue Monday can look to the sharing economy revolution to end the financial blues this year, according to the UK Short-Term Accommodation Association [STAA]. UnderTheDoormat CEO and STAA chair, Merilee Karr, said: “Many people will be looking at their bank balances and credit card bills on Blue Monday and wondering […]
STAA shares tips on avoiding Christmas “nightmares” with family
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The growing trend for Brits to rent properties through short-term rental platforms such as Airbnb or HomeAway is set for a festive bonanza this year over Christmas. That is because traditions are changing, as more people than ever are predicted to rent a property near to their families instead of staying with them over […]
UK short-term rental sector reacts to Friday’s election result
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: The UK short-term rental sector has given a mixed response to the result of Thursday’s general election, which saw the Conservative leader Boris Johnson secure the party’s largest majority since Margaret Thatcher in 1987. While some leading figures from the industry cautiously welcomed the supposed end to a long period of limbo and political […]
Short Stay Summit 2019 interviews: Merilee Karr, UnderTheDoormat
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: UnderTheDoormat CEO and founder, Merilee Karr, speaks to ShortTermRentalz at the first-ever Short Stay Summit in Barcelona about her company’s recent investment round and the need to raise standards in the short-term rental industry. For more information, visit the UnderTheDoormat website here.
‘The rental ecosystem is rapidly changing; and it’s only just getting started’
Reading Time: 4 minutesWorldwide: STAA (Short-Term Accommodation Association) chair Merilee Karr, has shared her six takeaway views from Skift’s recently-published ‘The Short-Term Rental Ecosystem’ report in a blog post with ShortTermRentalz. The Skift report published this week on ‘The Short-Term Rental Ecosystem’ was long overdue. The short-term rental sector in the UK, and around the world, is changing […]
UnderTheDoormat raises close to £1 million for London homestay expansion project
Reading Time: 2 minutesLondon: Premium short-term rental platform UnderTheDoormat has announced it has successfully raised close to £1 million to focus on London expansion. The accommodation provider differentiates itself by only listing four and five star, fully-serviced properties for short term rent, which target customers who are willing to pay a premium. The total short stay market is […]