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Motorhome rental agency Goboony raises €6m in funding
Reading Time: 2 minutesNetherlands: Dutch motorhome rental agency Goboony has raised €6 million in a funding round led by Amsterdam-based venture capital firm No Such Ventures. Founded in 2015, the company connects motorhome and campervan owners with travellers [also known as ‘boonies’] wanting to rent one of Goboony’s 5000 vehicles. Operating in the Netherlands, the UK, France, Belgium, […]
Airbnb.org aids European flood relief
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEurope: Airbnb.org has activated its emergency response programme in Western Europe to help provide free lodging for those impacted by the flooding across the regions. Airbnb.org, which was founded in December 2020, is an independent non-profit organisation that focuses on providing accommodations to people affected in a time of crisis. The programme allows new and existing hosts on […]
Booking to repay $110m in Covid aid to governments
Reading Time: 2 minutesNetherlands / US: Online travel agency Booking Holdings has revealed it will repay up to $110 million in coronavirus aid to governments who supported the company during the height of the pandemic. including around $78 million [€64 million] to the Dutch government over an executive pay row. Booking announced it would repay the aid in a […]
Amsterdam city centre rental ban ruled to be illegal
Reading Time: 2 minutesNetherlands: The imposing of a ban on short-term rentals in three city centre districts in Amsterdam last year has now been ruled illegal by the Dutch capital’s administrative court. The case was brought to court by housing lobby group Amsterdam Gastvrij, which represents home owners who list their homes on rental platforms, according to Dutch […]
Roompot and Break Away Concepts launch Cuber
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Netherlands: Holiday park provider Roompot and Break Away Concepts have joined forces to launch their new millennial-focused holiday concept, Cuber. Cuber is expected to open its first 30 luxury design Outdoor Suites this year, despite the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic, at the foot of the Home Veluwe National Park in Gelderland, as well […]
Airbnb sues guests reclaiming service charges
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Netherlands: Airbnb has brought a group of Dutch holidaymakers to court over a proposed refund to service charges. Judges in Amsterdam ruled this past March that companies could not charge both renters and guests, leading to refund requests from tens of thousands of guests. The ruling stated that Airbnb charges can only be levied […]
Amsterdam rental report published by Airbnb amid short-term rental crackdown
Reading Time: 2 minutesAmsterdam: Airbnb has revealed landlords hosted 2.5 million overnight stays via its rental platform in Amsterdam in 2017. The landlords reportedly had 800,000 visitors, who stayed over three days on average – almost twice as long as the typical stay in a hotel or guest house that year, according to the company. Based on such […]