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Eurostat: Online booking platforms continued growth in Q2
Reading Time: 2 minutesEurope: Guests spent almost 153 million nights in short-term rental accommodation in the European Union in the second quarter of 2023, booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia Group or TripAdvisor, according to the EU’s statistical agency Eurostat.
Doinn launches SaaS solution for hospitality market
Reading Time: < 1 minutePortugal: After eight years as a marketplace for professional cleaning services, Portuguese startup Doinn has launched its software-as-a-service [SaaS] solution for the cleaning and hospitality markets.
2022 EU nights booked on online platforms top 2019
Reading Time: 2 minutesEurope: In Q4 2022, guests spent around 97 million nights in short-term rental accommodation in the EU, booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia Group or TripAdvisor, according to Eurostat.
AirDNA: Supply in Europe reaches pre-pandemic levels
Reading Time: 2 minutesEurope: European short-term rental demand had a strong month in January, with 18.1 per cent more nights stayed than January 2022, and a huge 28 per cent more than in 2019, according to AirDNA.
Portugal bans new rental licences to tackle housing crisis
Reading Time: 2 minutesPortugal: Portugal has put an end to its contentious ‘golden visa’ scheme and introduced a ban on new licences for short-term rentals as part of a €900 million package of measures designed to alleviate the country’s housing crisis.
IHM Recharge 2023: Pedro Filipe, ALTIDO
Reading Time: < 1 minutePortugal: Pedro Filipe, head of sales at ALTIDO, speaks to STRz at IHM’s Recharge event in Lisbon.
IHM Recharge 2023: Filipa Leitão de Aguiar, Rent4Rest
Reading Time: < 1 minutePortugal: Rent4Rest founder and CEO, Filipa Leitão de Aguiar, speaks to STRz at IHM’s 2023 Recharge event in Lisbon.
AirDNA: 2022 ends on high note for European short-term rentals
Reading Time: 2 minutesEurope: Short-term rentals in Europe ended 2022 on a high for strong demand, with 10.2 per cent more nights booked than in December 2019 and 47.4 per cent more than in 2021, and revenue up 38.5 per cent, according to AirDNA.
IHM Recharge 2023: Nuno Trigo, FEEL PORTO
Reading Time: < 1 minutePortugal: FEEL PORTO co-founder and co-CEO, Nuno Trigo, speaks to STRz at IHM’s 2023 Recharge event in Lisbon.
Glamping startup Kampaoh raises €14m for European expansion
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Seville-based glamping startup Kampaoh has announced that it has closed a €14 million round of financing to drive its expansion plan across Europe.