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Simpson Travel plots Spain and Portugal expansion
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Independent villa and boutique hotel operator, Simpson Travel, is planning to grow its footprint further in Europe by expanding in Spain and Portugal.
Portuguese Government revokes short-term rental restrictions
Reading Time: 2 minutesPortugal: The Portuguese Government has introduced a new decree-law that will revoke some of the short-term rental restrictions brought in by the previous Socialist government’s ‘Mais Habitação’ [More Housing] programme.
Eurostat: Bookings via OTAs rise by 28.3 per cent in Q1 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutesEurope: During the first quarter of 2024, guests spent 123.7 million nights in short-term rental accommodation in the European Union, booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia Group or TripAdvisor, according to the EU’s statistical agency Eurostat.
Former Vrbo CMO Dima named Civitatis chairman
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Mariano Dima, a former global chief marketing officer at Vrbo / HomeAway, has been named as the new chairman to the board of directors at guided tours and activities marketplace, Civitatis.
Indie Campers closes €35m investment round
Reading Time: 2 minutesPortugal: Lisbon-based online marketplace and road trip platform, Indie Campers, has raised €35 million to achieve its goal of becoming the “number one road trip platform in the world”.
Holidu buys Spanish rental portal Clubrural
Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany: Vacation rental portal Holidu has acquired Spanish counterpart Clubrural, a leading portal for rural vacation rentals in Spain and Portugal.
Industry leaders address regulatory landscape at VRMA Europe
Reading Time: 3 minutesFrance: Paris hosted the first Vacation Rental Management Association [VRMA] European Conference since 2019 as global short-term / vacation rental professionals gathered in Paris for an educational event building industry collaboration.
Doinn expands into Brazil with São Paulo launch
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBrazil: Doinn, a software-as-a-service [SaaS] platform catering to teams and companies in the cleaning sector serving the short-term rental industry, has entered the Brazilian market by commencing operations in São Paulo.
LUGGit raises €1.8m to drive expansion strategy
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain / Portugal: Professional luggage management service company LUGGit has sealed a €1.8 million financing round with three investment funds focused on Portuguese companies.
Feel Group opens coworking space and apartments in Porto
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFeel Group has opened Vertical Firmeza Coworking and Flats, a mixed-use development in Porto’s city centre.