Skift STR Summit: Smart City Policy Group founder Matt Curtis

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Smart City Policy Group founder Matt Curtis speaks to STRz at the Skift Short Term Rental Summit 2024 in New York City.
A new era for STRs: Skift Short Term Rental Summit 2024

Reading Time: 7 minutesUS: STRz attended the annual Skift Short Term Rental Summit in New York City, gathering high-profile and compelling leaders from across the industry to discuss the pressing topics for the future of the sector.
SCALE Show 2024: STAA chief executive Andy Fenner

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: UK Short Term Accommodation Association [STAA] chief executive Andy Fenner speaks to STRz at the 2024 SCALE Show in Barcelona.
Short Stay Summit: Rebecca Cribbin, Holiday Rental Specialists

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Rebecca Cribbin, founder and CEO of Holiday Rental Specialists, speaks to STRz at the 2024 Short Stay Summit at Old Billingsgate in London.
Canary Islands push back against mass tourism with draft law

Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: The Canary Islands, as well as other Spanish islands and mainland Spain, are preparing to tighten legislation on illegal short-term rentals this year and combat what local authorities deem as mass tourism.
Airbnb pledges to enable renters to host in their homes

Reading Time: 4 minutesUS: Airbnb wants to open up home sharing for renters as well as homeowners and is advocating for renter-friendly short-term rental policies in the United States, as well as making a $100,000 donation to an organisation that helps renters stay in their homes.
Smartrenting to cease property management service

Reading Time: 3 minutesFrance: Paris-based travel tech startup Smartrenting has announced that it is ceasing its property management service.
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.
VRMA European Conference returns in Paris this March

Reading Time: 2 minutesFrance: The Vacation Rental Management Association [VRMA] European Conference returns this March for its first edition in five years as global short-term / vacation rental professionals prepare to gather in Paris for an educational event building industry collaboration.
Airbnb reports defiant outlook in “inflection year” despite Q4 losses

Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: Airbnb has projected a defiant outlook for the year ahead which it views as an “inflection point” for the business, despite posting an unexpectedly high loss for the fourth quarter of 2023 in its latest earnings report.