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Alterschool.travel closes €1.7m financing round
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Online education platform Alterschool.travel has closed a €1.7 million financing round to accelerate its growth in the vacation rental sector.
VITUR Summit 2021: Johan van Staalduinen, Kave Home
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: In the fourth and final interview recorded at the 2021 VITUR Summit in Malaga, STRz editor Paul Stevens speaks to Johan van Staalduinen, director at furniture and decor brand, Kave Home, about the company’s concept and its move into short-term rentals, the emphasis on sustainability throughout its operational processes, and his key takeaways from […]
VITUR Summit 2021: Brian Hamaoui + Matt Loney, GuestX
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: In the third interview recorded at the 2021 VITUR Summit in Malaga, STRz editor Paul Stevens spoke to GuestX podcast co-hosts Brian Hamaoui and Matt Loney about how the guest experience has evolved as travel returns amid the pandemic, their reasons for attending VITUR in the first place, and their main conclusions from the […]
VITUR Summit 2021: Maire Ni Mhurchu, ISCF
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIreland: In the second of four interviews recorded at the 2021 VITUR Summit in Malaga, STRz editor Paul Stevens speaks to Maire Ni Mhurchu, chairperson of the Irish Self Catering Federation [ISCF], about how the need for advocating fair regulation of short-term rentals has developed during her time in the role, and how cities she […]
VITUR Summit 2021: Joaquim Leal, Interhome
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn the first of four interviews recorded at the 2021 VITUR Summit in Malaga, Spain, STRz editor Paul Stevens speaks to Joaquin Leal, general manager Spain & Portugal at Interhome Group, about the challenges and opportunities his company has been confronted with during the pandemic and how Interhome has been able to consolidate its inventory.
HomeToGo observes travel demand surge for Italy and Spain
Reading Time: 3 minutesLuxembourg: Alternative accommodation marketplace HomeToGo has released new internal data that demonstrates a significant uptick in global traveller demand for Southern Europe. As pandemic-related travel restrictions have eased throughout the past year, HomeToGo, whose group of brands includes the Italian vacation rental brand Feries [Milan], which operates Agriturismo.it and CaseVacanza.it, and the Spanish brand EscapadaRural [Barcelona], is observing an increase in […]
Doinn introduces host app in Google and Apple marketplaces
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMadrid: Portuguese cleaning and linen rental platform for vacation rentals, Doinn, has launched the latest version of its mobile app for hosts on Google’s Play Store and Apple’s App Store to ensure the processing of its services that are requested in the platform. The relaunched app, which is now available in nine countries and over […]
Minut launches in Spain and Portugal
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain / Portugal: Property monitoring company Minut has announced that it is officially launching in Spain and Portugal. Spain is one of the world’s leading travel destinations, and the vacation rental markets in both Spain and Portugal have been steadily growing over the past decade. That growth has especially accelerated in 2020/21, as travellers opted for the greater […]
Five reasons to look forward to VITUR Summit 2021
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: STRz editor Paul Stevens speaks to Carlos Perez-Lanzac de Lorca, founder of VITUR Summit, about five things attendees can most look forward to about this year’s version of the event in Malaga [28-29 October]. Visit the VITUR Summit website here for all the ticket information you need.
Airbnb partners with Holaluz for green energy pilot programme
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Airbnb has partnered with Barcelona-based renewable electricity and gas company, Holaluz, for a pilot programme designed to boost the adoption of green energy among platform hosts in Spain, and therefore make travel more sustainable. The programme includes special rates and meetings with the Airbnb host community to encourage the use of cleaner energy and […]