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Tripadvisor evolves model, cancels STR stays past October
Reading Time: 3 minutesWorldwide: Online travel agency Tripadvisor is transitioning its vacation rental strategy to a new business model that leverages third-party providers, although it denied that it was shutting down its rental offering altogether.
Guests count on host generosity for Hurricane Ian booking refunds
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: Guests with short-term rental bookings in Hurricane Ian-affected areas of Florida will need to count on the generosity of hosts to claim refunds.
Airbnb declines refunds over extenuating circumstances policy
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Airbnb is reportedly refusing to refund travellers around the world who booked getaways after 14 March as government-enforced lockdowns and tier restrictions do not fall within the company’s “extenuating circumstances” policy which it implemented in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Travellers around the world claim to have been left short-changed after believing they would be […]