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Rakuten Lifull Stay connects VacationStay with Beds24
Reading Time: 2 minutesTokyo: Vacation rental service provider Rakuten Lifull Stay has announced its vacation rental and accommodation booking site VacationStay has partnered with channel manager Beds24. The Rakuten Group company said its booking site was partnering with one of the world’s leading channel managers, which is operated by MPK Systems Ltd. It marks the first time that […]
Rakuten Lifull Stay launches WillStyleStay marketplace
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJapan: Vacation rental business Rakuten Lifull Stay Inc. has launched a rental marketplace for detached houses in Japan, entitled “WillStyleStay”. The project is being offered in collaboration with real estate consultant HyAs & Co. Tokyo-based HyAs, which was founded in 2005, provides consultancy for property construction and development. It also provides sales promotion support. Rakuten Lifull […]
Vietnamese rental startup Luxstay raises $3 million in bridge round
Reading Time: 2 minutesVietnam: Rental sharing startup Luxstay has raised $3 million in a bridge round from investors including CyberAgent Ventures and Y1 Ventures. It said in a statement that CyberAgent Ventures, which is helping the startup with an internal structuring exercise and facilitated the bridge round, first invested in the firm in early 2018. Luxstay, which was […]
Airbnb and HomeAway among founding members of Japanese rental association
Reading Time: 2 minutesJapan: A Japan Association of Vacation Rentals will be established in January, uniting nine founding members aiming to boost the country’s vacation rental tourism. These look set to include home-sharing ryokans (Japanese-style inns) that use residential facilities and event vacation rentals. The group will be coming together at a time when Japan has been strictly […]