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OTA Insight announces acquisition of Transparent

Transparent

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK / Spain: Hospitality business intelligence platform OTA Insight has completed the acquisition of Madrid-based vacation rental market intelligence company Transparent.

The Guild acquires CREA Management to expand urban portfolio

Guild

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Tech-enabled upscale apartment startup The Guild has announced the acquisition of CREA Management, the property management division of multifamily developer Cypress Real Estate Advisors. The acquisition adds more than 5000 units to The Guild’s portfolio and pipeline, driven by the company’s desire to create an innovative, turnkey platform for living that can host all lengths and types […]

RealPage taps NoiseAware for Migo solution

RealPage

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: RealPage, a global provider of software and data analytics to the real estate industry, has selected smart noise monitoring company NoiseAware as the exclusive noise monitoring service for its new apartment home-sharing solution, Migo. Migo, partnered with Airbnb, is designed to provide a turnkey solution for short-term rentals in multifamily communities. NoiseAware has been […]

Operto releases hospitality tech trends whitepaper

whitepaper

Reading Time: 2 minutesCanada: Operto Guest Technologies, a provider of smart devices and connected technology for the global hotel, vacation and short-term rental industries, has surveyed more than 200 hospitality providers for a new whitepaper on The State of Tech-Enabled Stays from 2021-2023. The report highlights five clear trends shaping hospitality technology: 86 per cent of hoteliers and […]

STAA signs partnership deal with STR

STR

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The UK Short Term Accommodation Association [STAA] has announced a new partnership with global research house STR to launch a unique tracking study that will measure the performance of serviced apartments, short-term rental accommodations and hotels, starting with a pilot in London this month. STR provides premium data benchmarking, analytics and marketplace insights for global […]

California court rules short-term rental ban unenforceable

California

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: California Superior Court judge James Chalfant ruled that the city of Manhattan Beach’s attempt to ban short-term rentals was unenforceable. The judgement claimed that the ban was in violation of the California Coastal Act, and that rentals can return to the city effective immediately. The city passed two distinct measures to limit rentals in […]

AirDNA and STR report: Rentals weathering pandemic better than hotels

hotels

Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Short-term rentals are weathering the pandemic better than hotels in 27 markets, according to a joint report by leading accommodation data providers, STR and AirDNA, which compared the impact of the coronavirus crisis on hotels and short-term rentals from January 2019 through to 27 June 2020. The report found that while both accommodation types […]