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AvantStay launches first international offering in Mexico
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: “Next-generation” hospitality brand AvantStay has launched its first-ever international offering by partnering with Mexican luxury villa rental company Blue Desert Cabo. Through the partnership, the company will deliver a collection of 50 luxury villas, along with customised concierge services through its booking site as “Blue Desert Cabo by AvantStay”. The villas will range from […]
Casai expands in LATAM with Getaways product
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMexico: Emerging markets hospitality brand Casai has announced the launch of its new domestic product, Getaways by Casai, and plans to expand into new destinations across Mexico. Getaways by Casai will be an extension of Casai’s existing services, offering guests a curated selection of spaces in leisure destinations to boost the domestic Mexican tourism market which […]
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 […]
Punta Mita unveils luxury rental properties and surf club
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMexico: Private peninsula Punta Mita, which is home to a 1,500-acre resort and residential community in Mexico’s Riviera Nayarit, has added Punta Mita Rentals to the destination’s offering of accommodations and services, as well as a new surf club seaside retreat. According to Travel Agent Central, the 40 new luxury residences vary in size from two- […]
Airbnb opens frontline responders programme in Mexico and Colombia
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Airbnb is expanding its frontline responders programme, which allows hosts to offer their properties for free or at a discounted rate for Covid-19 medical responders, into the Central and South American markets. The company is growing its programme into the countries of Mexico and Colombia and has said that it is committed to waiving fees for […]
Airbnb joins forces with Rutopía for eco-friendly experiences in Mexico
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMexico: Airbnb has teamed up with Mexican travel startup Rutopía to offer travellers a variety of immersive, eco-friendly experiences, including pulque tasting, volcano climbing and jungle exploring. The startup, which was founded by Emiliano Iturriaga, Sebastián Muñoz, Diego Espinoza and Leslie Pérez in 2017 offers the experiences most notably among its unique rural and indigenous […]
Casago merges with Grupo Select in Mexico
Reading Time: 2 minutesMexico: Property management company Casago has announced a merger with another management company Grupo Select, in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. Grupo Select currently manages more than 50 properties in the Cancun and Playa del Carmen areas, including Hotel AcroIris in Tulum, according to a company press release. Thanks to the merger, Casago will now take […]
Airbnb refuses Mexican government’s voluntary pilot tax programme
Reading Time: 1 minuteMexico: Airbnb has backtracked from negotiations with Mexico that would have reportedly required the platform to collect income tax from its hosts and send the money to the government. After lengthy discussions, an agreement was believed to have been close with the company giving the finance ministry a monthly taxpayer information breakdown and how much […]
Vacation Rentals celebrates 1,000th listing since May launch
Reading Time: 2 minutesMexico: Vacation Rentals has reached a notable milestone by gaining its 1,000th listing since their launch on 15 May, 2018. CEO and President Mike Kugler said the process seemed neverending as the company waited on number 999 for two days before finally achieving their target. He said: “We kept refreshing the admin panel to see […]