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Airbnb anti-party system blocks 375,000 bookings across Europe
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEurope: Airbnb’s anti-party system has blocked around 375,000 bookings across Europe since being launched in August 2020. Airbnb says the system was introduced to “prevent irresponsible behaviour and reduce unauthorised parties in accommodation in some countries in Europe”. It has also implemented the system in the United States and Canada. In Spain alone, around 50,000 […]
Bob W to mark debut in Spain with Madrid opening
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Northern European designer short-stay apartment operator Bob W has announced its expansion into Spain with a new property opening in Madrid in September. The Helsinki-based tech-driven hospitality provider, which aims to offer a “smarter alternative to hotels and short-stay rentals”, will mark its debut in Spain with a property opening in the spirited Chueca district in the Spanish […]
Turbosuite raises €200k in seed funding round
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Turbosuite, a booking accelerator tool for vacations rentals and hotels, has secured €200,000 in its first round of investment via a seed round. The round was led by angel investor Francisco Espinosa from Innventuur, supported by investors from other countries and mentored by the team at the Costa del Sol Tourism Hub. The Malaga- […]
COSI Group acquires Friendly Rentals
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain / Germany: Berlin-based COSI Group, a technology provider in the short-term rental sector and driver of the new ‘commercial living’ asset class, has announced the acquisition of Friendly Rentals, the largest provider for short-term rentals in Barcelona with additional properties in Valencia, Seville, and San Sebastian. In a transaction supported by boutique advisory firm AJL Atelier, COSI Group acquired 100 […]
Belvilla adds Murcia homes
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: Murcia-based company The Art of Living in Spain, has signed an agreement with Belvilla, part of OYO Vacation Homes. The agreement will give homeowners on the Costa Cálida access to a worldwide platform where they can promote their homes via Airbnb, booking.com, HomeAway and others. “This agreement is a great opportunity to give a […]
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, […]
Roompot to add 14 parks in France and Spain
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNetherlands: Roompot, Europe’s second-largest holiday park provider, is adding at least 14 parks in Spain and France to its portfolio for 2021. The additions bring the company’s number of new parks added this year to 51, bringing it to a total of 182. Roompot has reached an agreement with British Lifestyle Holidays, which has more […]
Airbnb partners with Roomonitor for noise detector programme
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: Airbnb has partnered with Spanish home automation startup Roomonitor to launch a programme that will distribute noise detectors to its hosts in Madrid and Barcelona. As a result of the programme, a group of hosts in Madrid and Barcelona will be able to sign up to Roomonitor’s noise monitoring system for free for the […]
Room Mate brings Be Mate brand to Malaga
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Spanish international hotel chain Room Mate Group is growing out its Be Mate brand with its first apartment building in Malaga now open for bookings. The protected 18th century building in the central Carretería 36 street of the city will accommodate nine properties [standard, superior and duplex] in the Be Mate offering. According to […]
Holiday home supply trends across Spain: Peter Jarvis, Spain-Holiday.com
Reading Time: 3 minutesSpain: Peter Jarvis, head of international markets for Spain-Holiday.com, pinpoints why the holiday rental market is set to blossom in the coronavirus era. Countless Brits bade adios to their dream of booking a Spanish villa and private pool this summer, as the United Kingdom went into lockdown in March. While the travel industry was catapulted into a tailspin, […]