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Foothold launches real estate crowdfunding product
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Miami-based startup Foothold [Foothold.co], a real estate crowdfunding platform for investing in unique hotels and glamping spaces, has publicly launched its product.
Watch: STRz Summit London 2023 highlights
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Short-term / vacation rental industry leaders, ranging from CEOs and founders to investors, property managers and OTAs, gathered in London [18 October] to address the key topics and questions facing the segment and how it is positioned in the wider travel, hospitality and real estate landscape.
NoiseAware rebrands as Rest and names new CRO
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Noise monitoring platform NoiseAware has announced a rebrand to Rest as the company expands its detection capabilities beyond noise and into smoke detection.
STRz Summit 2023 session focus: Hybrid flex rental opportunities
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: In our sixth session focus feature ahead of the inaugural STRz Summit in London on Wednesday 18 October, we dive into ‘The new hybrid flex rental opportunity’ and the prospects for emerging mixed-use accommodation models.
How guest app technology is growing rapidly in the STR industry
Reading Time: 4 minutesNetherlands: Sjeel Koster, CEO and co-founder of HolidayHero, explores the rapid adoption of guest app technology in the short-term rental space, and how the shift has been preceded by innovations across the hospitality landscape.
TrustedStays goes live on GDS with Canary Wharf Group
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: TrustedStays, an industry booking platform for professional short-term rentals, has launched on the Global Distribution System [GDS], with Canary Wharf Group’s build-to-rent Vertus developments among its first properties.
OTA Insight names Bhogaraju as new COO
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Cloud-based hospitality business intelligence platform OTA Insight has appointed Vivek Bhogaraju as its new chief operating officer [COO].
Competition heats up for leisure guests between hotels and STRs
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: A new joint report from hospitality data supplier STR and short-term rental analytics provider AirDNA shows that competition between short-term rentals and hotels has accelerated in the fight for leisure guests
Zumper launches short-term rentals with $30m funding
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: Privately owned rental marketplace Zumper has officially launched its short-term rental product and added a further $30 million to its Series D funding round.
Zumper set to launch short-term rental product
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Long-term rental platform Zumper is set to offer short-term rental owners and managers a dedicated experience to advertise their vacation and monthly rentals.