Paul Mallee on Maison Privee’s Saudi expansion and the launch of its Madinah venture

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUAE: Piers Brown, ceo of International Hospitality Media, met with Maison Privee founder and managing director Paul Mallee in Dubai to discuss the company’s newly announced joint venture in Saudi Arabia, the scale of the Madinah development, and how rising tourism demand under Vision 2030 is shaping opportunities for short-term rentals across the Kingdom.
Maison Privee claims accolade at World Travel Awards

Reading Time: 2 minutesUAE: Luxury short-term rental property management company Maison Privee has become the first vacation rental firm in the Middle East to win at the World Travel Awards as Dubai’s Leading Holiday Villa Rental Company 2020. Due to the Covid-19 outbreak, the 27th edition of the annual awards ceremony was hosted online. Founded in 2017 by Rami […]
RockSTRz webinar four review: Around the world in 60 mins

Reading Time: 5 minutesWorldwide: The fourth webinar in ShortTermRentalz’ new RockSTRz series was held last week with another set of expert contributors discussing “Around the world in 60 mins”. Host Paul Stevens, editor of ShortTermRentalz, was joined for the fourth session of the series by Jeff Hurst, president of Vrbo; Raj Kamal, CEO of OYO Vacation Homes; T.J. Clark, […]
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 […]
Successfully navigating a Covid-19 response in the vacation rental sector

Reading Time: 3 minutesDubai: Paul Mallee and Rami Shamaa, co-founders and managing directors at Dubai-based vacation rental property management company Maison Privee, delves into the lessons for navigating the Covid-19 pandemic and searching for pivot points to open up new opportunities to meet shifts in demand. As Covid-19 struck, many vacation rental companies saw their core markets evaporate overnight. […]
Maison Privee awarded the WTTC Safe Stamp

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUAE / Dubai: Maison Privee has become the first vacation rental business in Dubai to be recognised under the World Travel and Tourism [ WTTC ] Safe Stamp programme. The award endorses that specific health and hygiene protocols, outlined by WTTC, have been implemented, providing an additional layer of assurance for guests to experience safe travels. It was […]
SASMEA 2019 interviews: Rami Shamaa and Paul Mallee, Maison Privee

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUAE: In the first of our SASMEA 2019 interviews, Maison Privee co-founders Rami Shamaa and Paul Mallee spoke to ShortTermRentalz about their $100m luxury villa portfolio on Palm Jumeirah and the swell of short-term rental companies setting up in Dubai. For more information, visit the Maison Privee website here.
Maison Privee signs $100m villa portfolio on Palm Jumeirah

Reading Time: 2 minutesDubai: Technology firm and vacation rental provider for the luxury hospitality sector, Maison Privee, has signed a deal to manage a portfolio of luxury signature villas on Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, valued at over US$100m. The deal maintains the company’s rapid expansion, having acquired the portfolio through a preferred partner relationship with the region’s top luxury […]
Maison Privee’s portfolio set to reach $300m in value

Reading Time: 2 minutesUAE: Dubai-based hospitality tech firm Maison Privee has built a luxury vacation rental portfolio worth $300 million, which has seen it shortlisted for a Serviced Apartment Award this week. Since its Series A funding announcement at $4 million less than a year ago, the company, which was co-founded by Paul Mallee and Rami Shamaa in […]