Event space rental startup Native Spaces notches €2m in funding

Reading Time: 2 minutesFrance: Nice-based event space rental startup Native Spaces has landed €2 million in funding to continue the growth of its platform and expansion in France and Europe.
onefinestay launches luxury villa collection in France

Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrance: Luxury private rental brand onefinestay has launched a high-end villa collection in Provence, France.
France plans to ban energy inefficient homes from short-term rental market

Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrance: The French government is aiming to ban poorly-insulated housing from being listed on short-term rental platforms, the country’s junior minister for housing and cities said this week.
onefinestay relaunches Paris Home Collection

Reading Time: 2 minutesFrance: Luxury private rental brand onefinestay has relaunched its Paris Home Collection.
KeyNest: Is business travel back for good?

Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Key exchange network KeyNest discusses the potential return of business travel and the growth in short stays in cities.
IHM Recharge 2022: Sam Barrell, Sonder

Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrance: Sonder’s Sam Barrell discusses his company’s launch in France, the blurring of asset classes, and his highlights of IHM’s Recharge 2022 event in Paris.
IHM Recharge 2022: Fausto Vieira da Silva, PriceLabs

Reading Time: < 1 minutePriceLabs’ Fausto Vieira da Silva discusses the future of revenue management and dynamic pricing, his highlights of Recharge, and why he was so keen to attend and sponsor the event.
Westminster Council calls for tighter restrictions on short-term rentals

Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Westminster City Council has called for central London to tighten its restrictions on disruptive short-term rentals, ahead of an official government consultation.
Sonder expands into France with Paris debut

Reading Time: 2 minutesFrance: Next-generation lodging company Sonder has expanded into France after acquiring the management and operations of Hotel Atala in Paris. The 48-bedroom property, located close to the Champs-Elysées, features several suites with views of the Eiffel Tower, a garden and terrace, as well as work from notable artists displayed throughout. To oversee Sonder’s operations and […]
Airbnb ordered to pay $9.5m fine by Paris court

Reading Time: 2 minutesFrance: Airbnb has been ordered to pay eight million euros [$9.5 million] in fines by a court in Paris after more than 1000 of its listings were found to be flouting registration laws in the French capital. The home-sharing platform was fined 8000 euros per listing “given the severity of the violations… and their consequences with […]