Lifestyle app Leavy.co raises $14m in seed round funding
UK / France: Travel and lifestyle app Leavy.co has raised $14 million in seed round funding this year. The app
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Paris and Toronto at odds with Airbnb IOC / IPC partnership
Worldwide: Hoteliers in the cities of Paris and Toronto have expressed dismay at Airbnb’s recent global partnership with the Olympic
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Blueground closes $50m Series B round and launches in London
UK: Flexible short-term rental startup Blueground has closed a $50m Series B round and announced the launch of its London
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Paris family exodus attributed to Airbnb
France: Schools are closing at a rapid rate in central Paris as hurtling property prices are driving families out of
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Airbnb and the Louvre partner to offer special contest
Paris: Airbnb is partnering with the Louvre Museum in Paris to offer a special contest through its Experiences programme, in which the
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Paris sues Airbnb for posting “illegal” rental adverts
Paris: The City of Paris is suing Airbnb for publishing 1,000 illegal rental adverts, which could cost the company over
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Airbnb acquires Luckey Homes to signal potential entry into property management
France: Airbnb has acquired French concierge services company, Luckey Homes, for an undisclosed sum, signalling a potential entry into property
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Paris-based startup Homerez raises €6 million for app for rental homeowners
France: Paris-based startup Homerez has raised €6 million to expand the usage of its app for vacation home rental owners
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Airbnb toasts “best quarter ever” with revenue exceeding one billion dollars
San Francisco: Airbnb has said it has had its “best quarter ever” with its revenue taken in during the past
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Veeve, Europe’s largest vacation rental management agency, launches in LA
Los Angeles: Veeve, the largest vacation rental management agency in Europe, has launched in Los Angeles, seven years after its
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