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AJL Atelier expands operations with Barcelona office and new hire
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBarcelona: AJL Atelier, the boutique advisory firm for the global private accommodation and short-term rental industry, has announced that it has opened a second European office in Barcelona and welcomed experienced partnership manager Luis Kalaf to its team. Kalaf brings several years of B2B sales experience gained in the short-term rental industry, having previously worked for […]
BookingPal appoints Fiori to management role
Reading Time: 2 minutesCalifornia: Cloud based travel technology company BookingPal has announced the addition of Agustin Fiori to its management team. Fiori is the former chief operating officer of short-term rental channel manager Rentals United. As the COO of the company, he oversaw the daily operations of the company and designed the organisational structure to enable the company to […]
Revyoos launches third-party review aggregation for rentals
Reading Time: 2 minutesMadrid: Revyoos, the only all-in-one review aggregator for short-term rentals, has launched to address a gap in the market for genuine review collation and reputation management for property managers and owners, already commonplace in the hotel industry. The platform and customisable widget enable property managers and owners to automatically gather all reviews spread across different channels and […]
Breezeway closes $8m Series A funding round
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Boston-based property operations and services platform, Breezeway, has announced it has secured $8 million in Series A funding to help property managers cross those jobs off their list. The funding round was led by private investment firm Schooner Capital, also based in Boston, with existing investors Tamarisc Ventures, Krillion Ventures and Launch Capital all participating in […]
Second AJL Profitability Hub online conference to be held on 26 May
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: The boutique consulting firm for the private accommodation industry, AJL Consulting, has partnered with industry resource platform, PillowTalk Media, to launch a second AJL Profitability Hub online conference for the professional short-term rental industry. The conference, which is free to register, has a live kick-off on 26 May and will feature panel discussions with […]
Booking.com reveals latest features and product enhancements
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Booking.com has launched a number of features, including tools and product enhancements, after feedback from its professional short-term rental partners to help them welcome more guests. The new features have been developed by a team of specialists who aim to ensure that rental partners deliver exceptional experiences to their guests. Speaking at the Vacation […]
Management companies merge to create ALTIDO brand
Reading Time: 2 minutesLondon: Four leading European short-term rental property management companies have announced a merger to create a brand called ALTIDO, which will be headquartered in London. The merger will combine the business operations of UK-based BnbBuddy and The London Residents Club, Hintown in Italy and RentExperience in Portugal. The brand will bring together the marketing, management […]
AJL Consulting’s Simon Lehmann joins board of directors at BookingPal
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: BookingPal has announced that AJL Consulting CEO and co-founder Simon Lehmann is to join its board of directors. The company is considered to be one of the leading providers of technology solutions for the vacation rental industry. Its objective is to help property management companies increase their revenue, occupancy and efficiency through a fully-managed […]
STRz at VRMA: Simon Lehmann, AJL Consulting
Reading Time: < 1 minute Simon Lehmann, CEO of AJL Consulting, talks to STRz about the professionalisation and consolidation of the vacation rental sector. Filmed at the VRMA 2018 conference in Paris.