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Vacation rentals providing end-of-life ‘Dreams’ for guests
Reading Time: 6 minutesUS: Non-profit organisation Dream Foundation is serving terminally-ill adults and their families by providing end-of-life ‘Dreams’ that offer inspiration, comfort and closure, and vacation rentals, thanks to their privacy, spaciousness and kitchen spaces, are proving to be the optimal lodging accommodations. Founded in 1994, Dream Foundation, which claims to be “the only national dream-granting organisation for […]
Sonder to expand Middle East presence
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Next-generation hospitality company Sonder is expanding its presence in the Middle East by adding two additional buildings to its growing portfolio in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Through an agreement with Al Fattan Properties LLC, Sonder will manage and operate two of the three Al Fattan Towers in Downtown, with views on Burj Khalifa, to be operated […]
Sonder reports record revenue for Q2
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: Next-generation hospitality company Sonder has announced the strongest quarterly revenue in its history in financial results for the three months ending at 30 June 2021. The company claims that this has been driven by a “robust” recovery of leisure travel demand and the continued rapid expansion of its Live Unit portfolio. Sonder co-founder […]
Sonder launches on GDS to expand into business travel
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Next-generation lodging company Sonder has announced that it has launched on the Global Distribution System [GDS] and that it is now partnered with a number of high-profile travel management companies [TMCs] and consortia, including Egencia and TripActions, among other partners. Kristen Richter, vice president of sales at Sonder, said: “Sonder’s launch on the GDS […]
Sonder expands presence in Orlando
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Short-term lodging company Sonder has announced that it is expanding its footprint in Orlando with the opening of two properties, bringing its portfolio to a total of four properties in the metro area. Sonder claims its new resort-style properties – Sonder Vista Cay and Sonder at The Point – will complement its boutique-style location, […]
Sonder to go public via SPAC merger worth $2.2bn
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: Short-term lodging company Sonder has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with special purpose acquisition company [SPAC] Gores Metropoulos II, sponsored by an affiliate of The Gores Group, to go public via a merger. The combined technology-driven hospitality company is expected to have a pro forma enterprise value of $2.2 billion and […]
Sonder rumoured to go public with $2.5bn valuation
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: San Francisco-based unicorn Sonder is reportedly in talks to go public by merging with blank-cheque firm Gores Metropoulos II Inc. [also known as a special purpose acquisition company or SPAC], according to Bloomberg News. According to the report, the short-term lodging startup, which was last valued at around $1.3 billion following a bumper $170 […]
Sonder makes appointments ahead of Scotland expansion
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: San Francisco-based Sonder has hired Jeremy Rawlinson [pictured] and Daniel Dyball as part of its global growth strategy. The short-term rental startup has appointed Jeremy Rawlinson as UK general manager and Daniel Dyball as senior director of public policy for Europe, the Middle East and Africa [EMEA] as a part of its strategy for […]
Sonder marks entrance into Spain with Madrid opening
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: Short-term rental operator Sonder is continuing its European expansion strategy by entering the Spanish market, notably in Madrid and Barcelona. The company will manage an apartment building in the Malasaña neighbourhood in Madrid city centre, which will hold 22 tourist apartments in the property located on Divino Pastor street. The Spanish economic and business newspaper, Expansión, […]
Sonder announces changes to leadership team
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: VC-backed hospitality startup Sonder, which closed a $170m Series E round last June, has announced a number a leadership changes and team additions. The company, which leases apartments and turns them into furnished, short-term rentals, has confirmed the appointments of a new president, chief technology officer [CTO] and vice president of market operations [North America]. […]