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Orian Research launches latest vacation rental industry report
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIndia: Orian Research has published its Global Vacation Rental Market Report 2018. The Global Vacation Rental market 2018 research provides a basic overview of the industry including definitions, classifications, applications and industry chain structure. The market analysis is provided for international markets including development trends, competitive landscape analysis, and key regions development status. Major industry […]
Airbnb and Niido team up for second property
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Airbnb and Niido have announced plans to debut a branded apartment complex in Nashville, Tennessee. The property will be the company’s second announced Airbnb-branded building, following a project in Kissimmee, Florida, and will lease apartments to a hybrid of long-term renters and short-term visitors. The new project is an existing 328-unit building, called the […]
Malaysian apartment building takes legal action over short term rentals
Reading Time: 2 minutesMalaysia: The Loft Residences in Kota Kinabalu has banned all commercial short-term rental business such as Airbnb from operating at its condominium units. The building’s developer Syarikat Kapasi Sdn Bhd has instructed its legal firm – Shelley Yap & Co. – to issue notice dated August 3, to all owners or tenants of blocks A, […]
Airbnb teams up with Century 21 for Paris subletting initiative
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrance: Airbnb has announced a partnership deal with real estate agency Century 21 in a deal which will allow subletting in Paris. Under recent legislation, Paris homes can be rented on short-term rental platforms for a maximum of 120 days, but sub-letting is only allowed without the permission of the property owner. Airbnb says the goal […]
Sweet Inn launches in London
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Apartment provider Sweet Inn has officially launched in London, after opening 26 serviced apartments in the capital. The apartments are in neighbourhoods including Mayfair, Lancaster Gate and Fitzrovia and are among 450 worldwide apartments recently added to the Sweet Inn network of short-term rental offerings. “What really sets us apart from the rest is our technology, […]
Former Fiverr COO joins Guesty as chief operating officer
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIsrael: Short-term rental platform Guesty has announced the appointment of Vered Raviv Schwarz, former COO of Fiverr, to its senior leadership team. Schwarz brings more than 20 years of experience in leadership positions in both early-stage, mid-sized, private and public companies. She will be based at Guesty’s Tel Aviv headquarters and will oversee the company’s […]
Thai-based Airbnb listing management service launched
Reading Time: 2 minutesThailand: Resort Listing Asia claims to be the only provider in Thailand to offer b2b Airbnb listing services for resorts and serviced apartments. The brainchild of company CEO Alva Horgan and co-founder Krittika Maturostrakul, Resort Listing Asia seeks “to truly revolutionise the Thailand tourism market by providing a unique service through which lesser known resorts […]
Job cuts and restructure at Tripping.com
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Vacation rental metasearch site Tripping.com has restructured and laid off 15 employees in its San Francisco office. The job losses represent about 30 per cent of the company’s workforce. Tripping founders Jeff Manheimer and Jen O’Neal said in a statement: “This week we made the decision to restructure Tripping.com to reduce our cash burn and focus […]
MaisonPrive raises $4 million to fund expansion
Reading Time: 2 minutesUAE: MaisonPrive, an operator of luxury apartments and villas for business and leisure visitors to Dubai has announced a private strategic investment of US$4 million. The investment is the first round of funding secured by the company, which was founded a year ago by Rami Shamaa and Paul Mallee. MaisonPrive manages residential properties on behalf […]
$20 million funding boost for Guesty
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIsrael: Guesty, a Tel Aviv-based startup property management platform has raised $19.75 million in Series B funding. The round was led by TLV Partners who joined existing investors Magma VC and Buran VC. Co-founded in 2013 by twin brothers Amiad and Koby Soto, Guesty says it provides the means to manage all aspects of a […]