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Guesty appoints chief evangelist and expands US presence
Reading Time: 2 minutesIsrael / US: All-in-one hospitality operations platform Guesty has announced the appointment of David Angotti as its chief evangelist.
Jurny continues expansion into New York City and Pittsburgh
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Hospitality tech company Jurny, which develops tech-based management solutions for independent hotels and multifamily building owners, has announced plans to expand the company’s rapidly growing portfolio by nearly 15 per cent. In addition to expanding existing partnerships in Nashville, the company has entered agreements to integrate its proprietary technology and management systems to operate […]
STR: Short-term rentals outperform hotels in three US markets
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Short-term rentals in three key US cities showed substantial month-to-month performance growth and posted higher occupancy than hotels in the market, according to October 2020 data from data benchmarking and analytics provider STR. Building on STR’s hotel performance database, Philadelphia, Nashville and Miami are the first three US markets where the company has expanded […]
US cities turning to AI to regulate short-term rentals
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Cities across the US are using AI [artificial intelligence] and machine learning to track short-term rentals and improve ordinance enforcement. They hope that the increased enforcement of regulations can make up for falling tax revenues. Short-term rentals have recovered in the US in spite of the global pandemic, with AllTheRooms saying bookings on major […]
Jurny reports “record” growth and locks in new locations
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Next-generation hospitality tech company Jurny, which offers SaaS-based management solutions, has announced that it has added new locations in Miami and Nashville and that it has achieved record company growth. The company now operates more than 270 hotel and short-term rental units across five markets, with more than 2,500 additional units in its […]
Landing launches in five more cities in the United States
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: San Francisco-based short-term rental company Landing, which offers a membership model that aims to add greater flexibility to renting, is launching in five further cities across the United States. Launching in Nashville, Austin, New York, Los Angeles and Birmingham [US], Landing allows members to lease fully-furnished, luxury apartments in “seriously elevated urban villages”. It […]
iTrip Vacations adds further market in Nashville
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: iTrip Vacations has added an additional market in Nashville, Tennessee, to its vacation rental management portfolio. iTrip Vacations West Nashville, owned and managed by Kevin and Kelly Copeland, has been launched as the latest iTrip Vacations destination. The vacation property management company serves rental owners and guests in the greater Nashville area, including in […]
Nashville shuts down 100 short-term rentals after code enforcement permit error
Reading Time: 2 minutesTennessee: The city of Nashville has put 100 short-term rentals out of business as Metro Code Enforcement says it issued those permits by mistake. Short-term rentals have become an increasingly popular service to use in Nashville, due to rising hotel prices in the area. Short-term rental host Darin, who rents out his Nashville home, told […]
Touch Stay partners with StayinBath.org to create travel app for spending locally
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Digital guest welcome book Touch Stay has partnered up with StayinBath.org, a recently-launched Bath-based initiative of over 100 local independent accommodation providers. The city of Bath in the west of England is one of the UK’s most popular and recognisable tourist destinations and the partnership was agreed following a successful trial involving independent accommodation […]
Airbnb and Niido team up for second property
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Airbnb and Niido have announced plans to debut a branded apartment complex in Nashville, Tennessee. The property will be the company’s second announced Airbnb-branded building, following a project in Kissimmee, Florida, and will lease apartments to a hybrid of long-term renters and short-term visitors. The new project is an existing 328-unit building, called the […]