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Scottish Parliament endorses “urgent” rental licensing system
Reading Time: 3 minutesScotland: A Scottish Parliament committee has backed proposals to introduce a licensing system for short-term rentals, despite widespread opposition from the tourism industry. The Local Government Committee voted in favour of implementing the system by four to free, and six to one in favour of plans to enforce “control areas” across the country to limit […]
STAA calls for clarification over UK government lockdown grants
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The Short Term Accommodation Association (STAA) has called on the government and local authorities to make sure that short-term rental businesses are explicitly included in the latest lockdown grant scheme for retail, leisure and hospitality businesses. STAA says that last year, many companies in the short-term rental sector had their grant applications refused, due […]
STAA signs partnership deal with STR
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The UK Short Term Accommodation Association [STAA] has announced a new partnership with global research house STR to launch a unique tracking study that will measure the performance of serviced apartments, short-term rental accommodations and hotels, starting with a pilot in London this month. STR provides premium data benchmarking, analytics and marketplace insights for global […]
Short-term rental advocacy in time of crisis
Reading Time: 5 minutesWorldwide: James Burrows, CEO of channel management solution Rentals United, talks to prominent short-term rental associations, the STAA [Short Term Accommodation Association, in the UK] and FEVITUR [Spain], to discern the key areas in the short-term rental industry that are critical for advocacy and how the pandemic has affected those efforts. The short-term rental market has […]
STAA calls on Rishi Sunak for additional government support
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Merilee Karr, chair of the UK Short Term Accommodation Association [ STAA ] and CEO of UnderTheDoormat, has written to the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, on behalf of STAA members asking for visitor accommodation businesses to be given additional government support as it faces into an autumn and winter season where tighter travel and hospitality […]
STAA grows membership as two more companies join
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The UK Short-Term Accommodation Association [ STAA ], the trade body representing the short-term rental sector, has grown its membership further by welcoming two new companies to the association. The new members join over 90 other companies operating in the short-term rental sector that are already part of the association, which represents the vast […]
STAA grows membership with four new members
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: The UK Short Term Accommodation Association [STAA], the trade body representing the short-term rental sector, has announced that four new organisations have joined its membership, bringing the total number of members to more than 50. As the industry begins to recover, the STAA is continuing to grow its membership and it represents the vast […]
Lockdown parties in short-term lets prompt criticism
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Short-term letting sites such as Airbnb and Booking.com have been used to rent out properties for “lockdown parties”, a trade association has warned. Hosts and locals complain that groups of up to 30 are gathering to engage in disruptive and illegal activity, breaking social distancing rules, according to the UK Bed and Breakfast Association. […]
STAA submits five-point plan to advise government on industry recovery
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The UK Short Term Accommodation Association has announced the submission of a five-point recovery plan as part of continuing discussions with the government. The plan has been submitted to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, and hopes to get the industry back on its feet after the restrictions have ended. The five points […]
Merilee Karr discusses the STAA’s partnership with Locale
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLondon: Merilee Karr, chair of the UK Short-Term Accommodation Association [STAA] and CEO of UnderTheDoormat, speaks to ShortTermRentalz at last month’s Short Stay Show about the association’s partnership with digital property management expert company Locale to launch a new prototype buildings management platform, Trusted Hosts.