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Guestara secures $500k in pre-seed funding round
Reading Time: 2 minutesIndia: Guestara, a startup that is setting out to reimagine how hospitality professionals serve and engage guests, has announced that it has closed a $500,000 pre-seed funding round.
Whimstay partners with Wyndham to add 30k resort listings
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Online travel site Whimstay, which helps travellers to find the best deals on last-minute vacation rentals, has added more than 30,000 resort rentals to its platform after partnering with global resort and timeshare firm, Wyndham.
Landal GreenParks UK adds two new resorts to portfolio
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Holiday park and resort operator, Landal GreenParks UK, has added two new resorts to its UK portfolio, bringing its total offering to 15 destinations.
Travel + Leisure to buy Accor Vacation Club in $48.4m deal
Reading Time: 2 minutesAustralia / New Zealand: Membership and leisure travel company, Travel + Leisure Co., has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Accor Vacation Club, the vacation ownership business of global hospitality brand Accor, in a $48.4 million transaction.
Travel + Leisure Co. and Sports Illustrated unveil new resort brand
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Membership travel brand Travel + Leisure Co. is rolling out a new offering to sports fans located in US college towns near universities with Sports Hospitality Ventures, LLC to unveil Sports Illustrated Resorts, a network of themed resort and lifestyle complexes, which will also feature a new vacation club.
Jetstream and Inntopia partner to open up new markets for managers
Reading Time: 2 minutesCanada: All-in-one technology platform Jetstream Hospitality Solutions has partnered with Inntopia, an aggregator of accommodations and activities in the resort industry.
Vacatia purchases VSA Resorts to boost management portfolio
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Resort marketplace Vacatia, which provides solutions for timeshare owners, property managers and vacation rental owners, has announced the acquisition of Virginia Beach-based hospitality and vacation ownership company, VSA Resorts. The addition of VSA’s three resorts and association management business means that Vacatia now manages 21 timeshare and 42 whole-ownership homeowners associations with 4,750 units […]