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Lavanda and Aldar team up for UAE apartment rental platform
Reading Time: 3 minutesUAE: Real estate developer Aldar Properties has partnered with UK-based proptech firm Lavanda to facilitate flexible short term stays for visitors to the Middle East.
Globe founders at risk of “fine or imprisonment” in San Francisco
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: The founders of hourly home-sharing startup Globe, formerly known as Recharge, have been threatened with “fines or imprisonment” by officials in San Francisco authorities if they do not immediately halt their business. The letter sent by city officials to founders Emmanuel Bamfo and Eric Xu claimed that the startup appeared to violate a shelter-in-place […]
IHM events manager helps the next generation
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: International Hospitality Media events manager Chelsey Hulbert was recently invited to the University of Surrey to advise students on their latest module. Hulbert, a graduate of the International Event Management course at the Guildford campus, started working at IHM as an intern during her course. She has since joined the company in a full-time […]
Rental startup Recharge to add private homes to platform
Reading Time: 2 minutesSan Francisco: Short-term rental startup Recharge is reportedly planning to add private homes to its platform, following a $10 million funding round. The San Francisco-based startup allows hotels to rent out their rooms for short-term periods of minutes or hours at a time, promoting them as private spaces where they can catch a “nap”. Recharge […]