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District Show 2024: Olala Homes CEO Ittai Savran
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: Olala Homes CEO Ittai Savran speaks to STRz at the District Show in Barcelona about his company’s unique business model, the latest guest booking trends, and how Olala Homes is navigating the regulatory landscape.
Pamplona bans new licences for tourist apartments
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Pamplona, the capital of Navarre province in northern Spain, is following the lead of other cities across Spain by refusing to grant new licences for tourist apartments in its old town.
Water supply set to be cut to illegal rentals in Seville
Reading Time: 3 minutesSpain: The office of the mayor of Seville has announced plans to cut off the water supply to short-term rentals in the city that are being illegally rented out by property owners to tourists.
Beyond appoints Flores Portillo as first-ever CRO
Reading Time: 2 minutesUSA / Spain: Revenue management system Beyond has announced the appointment of Maria Flores Portillo as its first-ever chief revenue officer [CRO].
Bezewada succeeds Horvat as AirDNA CEO
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Short-term rental data and analytics provider, AirDNA, has announced the appointment of Rohit Bezewada as its new CEO, effective immediately.
Valencia is latest Spanish city to impose strict STR legislation
Reading Time: 3 minutesSpain: Landlords operating unlicensed and black market short-term holiday rentals face having fines imposed of up to €600,000 as part of incoming regulations in the Spanish region of Valencia.
Eurostat: Bookings via OTAs rise by 28.3 per cent in Q1 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutesEurope: During the first quarter of 2024, guests spent 123.7 million nights in short-term rental accommodation in the European Union, booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia Group or TripAdvisor, according to the EU’s statistical agency Eurostat.
Campsite regulations edge closer in the Canary Islands
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Regulations dedicated specifically to campsites in the Canary Islands have moved a step closer after the archipelago’s government announced that its draft of newly proposed legislation had entered a public consultation phase.
Former Vrbo CMO Dima named Civitatis chairman
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Mariano Dima, a former global chief marketing officer at Vrbo / HomeAway, has been named as the new chairman to the board of directors at guided tours and activities marketplace, Civitatis.
Avantio makes two key hires to power innovation
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Short-term rental property management software company Avantio has made two key hires for its next stage of growth in human-focused technology.