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Short Stay Summit preview: Industry vendors on tech innovation
Reading Time: 6 minutesUK: Ahead of the upcoming Short Stay Summit at Old Billingsgate in central London on 27 April, Hospiria COO Richard Bridger, Operto CEO Steve Davis and Breezeway CEO Jeremy Gall give their take on tech trends and innovation in the short-term rental industry.
Short Stay Summit 2021: Richard Bridger, Hospiria
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Hospiria COO Richard Bridger speaks to Short Stay Summit about the launch of the platform during the pandemic, why it is so crucial to champion the smaller premium short-term rental players in the industry, and why he is so excited about the upcoming Short Stay Summit. ShortTermRentalz is the media partner for the 2021 […]
PriceLabs releases pricing API for dynamic pricing solution
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Revenue management solution PriceLabs has announced the public release of its Open API that will allow property management systems [PMS] and channel managers [CM] to provide their users with PriceLabs’ pricing technology. A number of PMSs [Hospiria, SuperHote, SIBO, and Syncbnb] have already successfully integrated their platforms and eight other PMSs are actively working towards […]
The implications of the Supreme Court’s Uber ruling for rental firms
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Richard Bridger, COO of UnderTheDoormat and Hospiria, addresses how the UK Supreme Court’s judgement against Uber could have “serious” implications for short-term rental companies. On 19 February, the UK’s Supreme Court upheld a ruling that Uber drivers were workers for the company. This certainly has major implications for companies in the gig economy. I’m […]
STAA boosts TrustedStays scheme for NHS and key workers
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: The UK Short Term Accommodation Association [STAA] has boosted its TrustedStays accommodation scheme to help deal with the latest national lockdown. To help minimise the spread of Covid-19, it is currently offering free or heavily discounted accommodation to NHS and other key workers so that they can relocate from their homes to safe and secure […]
STAA launches new Trusted Stays scheme for UK key workers
Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: The UK Short Term Accommodation Association [STAA] has followed up its successful nationwide “NHS Homes” initiative with the launch of a new scheme, “Trusted Stays”, to offer NHS staff and key government workers discounted safe and clean accommodation near their places of work, to help protect them and their families as the UK’s Covid-19 […]
Seven learnings as the short stay sector enjoys its first week of reopening
Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: With the tourism and hospitality sector having enjoyed its first full week of reopening, the UK Short Term Accommodation Association [STAA] asked its members about their experiences. There were seven key learnings for the sector: Enquiries are up significantly on this time last year Bookings in rural settings have been the most popular, with […]
UnderTheDoormat launches Hospiria for post-Covid recovery
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: London-based luxury home accommodation business UnderTheDoormat has launched its latest business arm, Hospiria, to aid recovery and growth in the post-Covid market. Hospiria, described as a “global-first service and technology product”, has been launched to support property owners, portfolio managers and independent holiday lets owners who want to retain their independence and compete toe-to-toe […]