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Mexico City to introduce stricter short-term rental limits
Reading Time: 2 minutesMexico: Mexico City is set to introduce stricter restrictions on short-term rentals in order to balance the competition between the segment and traditional hotels.
Mexico City government proposes fresh rental legislation
Reading Time: 2 minutesMexico: Fresh legislation affecting digital short-term rental platform activity has been proposed by the government in Mexico City.
Mexico City mayor considers stricter home-sharing regulations
Reading Time: 2 minutesMexico: Claudia Sheinbaum, the mayor of Mexico City, is considering introducing stricter regulations on Airbnb and other home-sharing sites, just two months after the local government partnered with the global platform and UNESCO.
Mexico City partners with Airbnb to entice digital nomads
Reading Time: 2 minutesMexico: The local government in Mexico City has outlined its plans to entice more remote workers [digital nomads] to the city after signing a partnership with Airbnb and UNESCO.
Introducing a new way to travel in Latin America: Casai’s Nico Barawid
Reading Time: 5 minutesMexico: Nico Barawid, the co-founder and CEO of Mexico City-based emerging hospitality brand Casai, speaks to ShortTermRentalz about the company’s milestone $48 million Series A round, building a “new vision for hospitality in Latin America”, and the latest tech trends that will become more commonplace in short-term rentals in 2021. Please introduce yourself, the Casai […]
Casai secures $48m in record Mexican Series A raise
Reading Time: 3 minutesMexico: Casai, an emerging markets hospitality brand that offers intelligent living spaces suited for the nomadic generation, has announced a $48 million Series A round, including $23 million in equity funding and up to $25 million in debt financing from TriplePoint Capital. The round is the largest Series A raised by a company in Mexico and […]
Sonder opens first Latin American location in Mexico City
Reading Time: 2 minutesMexico: Hospitality startup Sonder has opened its first location in Latin America, in the Condesa neighbourhood in Mexico City. The building will accommodate 16 apartment-style spaces, providing what Sonder calls “a next-generation hospitality option, with top tier design, comfort and cleanliness measures — including a zero-contact check-in process”. Roberto Fernández del Castillo, general manager of Sonder in […]
Mexico City proposes to ban home-sharing platforms
Reading Time: 2 minutesMexico: Mexico City has joined the growing list of capital cities around the world proposing to ban home-sharing platforms such as Airbnb from listing properties within its municipalities. The bill that would severely restrict home-sharing operations in Mexico City was put forward by Leticia Estrada Hernández of the Leftist National Regeneration Movement [Morena] on 15 […]
Mexico City forms committee to regulate rental platforms
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMexico: The Ministry of Tourism in Mexico City, known as Sectur CDMX, is making its first steps to regulate home-sharing platforms such as Airbnb within the municipality. Sectur CDMX head Carlos Mackinlay formed a committee back in October to address the topic of alternative accommodations for tourists in the city, deeming them to threaten Mexico […]