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STAA appoints Janet Uttley as chief executive
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: The Short Term Accommodation Association (STAA) has appointed Janet Uttley as its new chief executive.
STAA appoints Simon Lehmann to join senior leadership team
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The Short-Term Accommodation Association (STAA) has appointed Simon Lehmann as Director with responsibility for Europe and the Global Association Network.
Andrew Fenner urges sector to “use its voice” as he departs STAA role
Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: ShortTermRentalz spoke with Andrew Fenner as he shares his final commentary as STAA chief executive. Fenner sets out why the industry must move beyond defensiveness and become a more confident, collective voice for tourism.
Interview: STAA vice-chair Leo Walton
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: STRZ speaks to new STAA vice-chair Leo Walton ahead of the 2025 Short Stay Summit.
Interview: New STAA chair Graham Donoghue
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: STRZ speaks to new STAA chair Graham Donoghue about his new role: regulatory outlook for the STR industry and why industry professionals should attend the Short Stay Summit on Wednesday, 2nd April 2025.
STAA appoints Donoghue as new chair
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The Short-Term Accommodation Association [STAA], which represents the short-term rental travel and tourism sector, has announced the appointment of Graham Donoghue, CEO of Sykes Holiday Cottages and Forge Holiday Group, as its new chair.
Spain’s Constitutional Court endorses Barcelona rental ban plan
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Spain’s Constitutional Court in Madrid has endorsed a proposal to ban all holiday rentals for tourists in Barcelona by November 2028.
2025 Short Stay Summit agenda announced
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: The agenda for the 2025 Short Stay Summit, hosted by the STAA – the Short Term Accommodation Association, has been unveiled.
STR groups urge Catalan administration rethink on Barcelona ban
Reading Time: 6 minutesEurope / Spain: Short-term rental groups and booking platforms across Europe have urged the city of Barcelona to reconsider its crackdown on the sector’s activities, five months after Socialist mayor Jaume Collboni pledged to ban all tourist rentals by late 2028.
STRz Summit 2024: Charlie Reith, UK STAA
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Charlie Reith, director at the UK Short Term Accommodation Association [STAA], speaks to STRz at the 2024 STRz Summit about his takeaways from the event and why he wanted to attend and participate as a speaker.