Join Vrbo, OYO, Maison Privee and TurnKey VR for fourth RockSTRz webinar

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: The “RockSTR” contributors for the fourth and final session of this RockSTRz webinar series for ShortTermRentalz on Tuesday 27 October 2020 at 4pm GMT have been announced. The stellar lineup of industry experts joining host and editor of ShortTermRentalz, Paul Stevens, for the session on “Around the world in 60 mins: What has the […]
OYO Vacation Homes finalises acquisition of TUI Holiday Homes

Reading Time: 2 minutesEurope: OYO Vacation Homes has completed the acquisition of TUI Holiday Homes from e-domizil GmbH, in an extension of a deal announced at the start of the year. In February, OYO Vacation Homes purchased TUI Wolters’ vacation rental business Wolters Reisen. This latest acquisition, however, will allow the company to significantly scale up its European business […]
Wann steps down as CEO of OYO Vacation Homes

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Netherlands: Tobias Wann has stepped down as the CEO of OYO Vacation Homes, with COO Raj Kamal taking over the leadership role with immediate effect. Despite the move, Wann will continue to act as a special advisor to OYO’s global vacation rental business. Since Indian hospitality chain OYO Hotels & Homes acquired Dutch vacation […]
OYO purchases TUI Wolters’ short-term rental business

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: OYO Vacation Homes has announced the addition of 17,000 homes to its vacation rental portfolio. The homes will come from business Wolters Reisen, which assumed control over TUI’s vacation home rentals in late 2019. Detlev Schaferjohann, owner of E-Domizil, the previous owners of the homes, said: “Following the acquisition of the entire TUI Wolters […]
OYO appoints Kamal as COO of rental business in Europe

Reading Time: 3 minutesEurope: OYO Hotels & Homes has appointed Raj Kamal as chief operating officer of OYO’s Vacation Homes business in the UK and Europe. The appointment represents a continuation of OYO’s policy to continue investing in and attracting world-class leadership to the firm, in order to drive innovation and growth. OYO Vacation Homes, which comprises brands […]
OYO Vacation Homes discloses hiring strategy in Europe

Reading Time: < 1 minuteEurope: Vacation rental company OYO Vacation Homes has announced it will recruit a minimum of 1000 additional employees across Europe by the start of next year. The news follows OYO’s announcement last week that it was committing to invest up to 300 million euros into its vacation rental home business to increase its expanding European […]
@Leisure Group rebranded as OYO Vacation Homes

Reading Time: < 1 minuteEurope: OYO Rooms has finalised its acquisition of @Leisure Group and renamed the company as OYO Vacation Homes, just two months after details of the deal first emerged. Netherlands-based @Leisure Group is having its name changed to OYO Vacation Homes, as OYO seeks to align its collective businesses under the sole umbrella brand for corporate […]