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Welsh Government plans for statutory registration scheme
Reading Time: 3 minutesWales: The Welsh Government has announced plans to shake up the country’s tourism industry by introducing a statutory registration scheme for all visitor accommodation.
APPG calls for “national and mandatory” registration scheme
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: A new report into short-term lets and the visitor economy by the All-Party Parliamentary Group [APPG] for Hospitality and Tourism has called for a “national and mandatory” registration scheme in England.
STAA highlights missed opportunity to solve housing crisis
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: The ongoing missed opportunity to solve the housing crisis was laid bare today by new research, conducted by the UK Short Term Accommodation Association [STAA], that revealed councils have identified almost two million unbuilt homes that are ‘deliverable’ in England.
STR platforms sign landmark data-sharing partnership with ONS
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The UK’s Office for National Statistics [ONS] will soon have access to independently published data on short-term lets listed on Airbnb, Booking.com, and Expedia Group, following a landmark data-sharing agreement between the platforms and ONS.
QIAS / Quality in Tourism release STR sustainability white paper
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK / Worldwide: Quality International Assessment Services [QIAS] / Quality in Tourism have released a global STR sustainability white paper, which reports the findings from industry associations and their initiatives to drive best practice for sustainability.
Bid to delay short-term let licensing scheme in Scotland denied
Reading Time: 4 minutesScotland: A motion to halt an upcoming licensing scheme for short-term lets in Scotland has been denied after a vote failed to pass in the Scottish Parliament.
Short Stay Summit 2023 programme highlights revealed
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The programme highlights and some of its speakers and panellists for this year’s Short Stay Summit, being held on Thursday 27 April [the day after the 2023 Shortyz Awards] at Old Billingsgate in central London, have been revealed.
Booking.com joins STAA membership
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The UK Short Term Accommodation Association [STAA] has announced that leading digital travel platform Booking.com has become a member of its organisation.
STAA: Short-term rental sector creates an economy of new jobs
Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: The growth of the short-term rental sector has helped to create an economy featuring several new types of jobs that benefit local communities and fit the demand for more flexible ways of working, according to the UK Short Term Accommodation [STAA].
Global initiative launched to drive industry best practice for sustainability
Reading Time: 3 minutesWorldwide: The short-term rental industry has announced the launch of a new initiative to promote responsible hospitality and continued best practice growth in terms of sustainability across the sector.