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ASAP, PASC and ASSC strike alliance
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Trade bodies the Association of Serviced Apartment Providers (ASAP), the Professional Association of Self-Caterers UK (PASC UK), and the Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers (ASSC) will work together to address legislative and regulatory challenges within the UK’s short-term and serviced accommodation sectors. The associations will maintain individual identities and member services while coordinating efforts on key legislative fronts where shared interests […]
Short Stay Summit 2024: STAA chair Fiona MacConnacher
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Fiona MacConnacher, the new chair of the UK Short Term Accommodation Association and public affairs manager, UK & Ireland at Booking.com, speaks to STRz at the 2024 Short Stay Summit.
Airbnb names Amazon’s Carney as global head of policy
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb has appointed Amazon executive and former White House press secretary for President Barack Obama, Jay Carney, as its new global head of policy and communications.
Airbnb creates specific coronavirus cancellation policy
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: With the coronavirus spreading to over 70 countries, Airbnb has introduced specific policies for how and when to cancel bookings. This is in response to the number of cancellations being made worldwide as a result of disease-related concerns. Airbnb usually has six individual categories pertaining to the strictness of cancellation, ranging from flexible to […]