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VRMA 2022 takeaways: STRz editor Paul Stevens
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: STRz editor Paul Stevens provides his five quick key takeaways from the 2022 VRMA International Conference in Las Vegas.
Expedia unveils enhanced social impact and sustainability strategy
Reading Time: 3 minutesWorldwide: Expedia Group is rolling out an enhanced global social impact and sustainability strategy to further develop a travel ecosystem that is “responsible, open and accessible to all”.
Making travel more sustainable: Earth Day 2022
Reading Time: 5 minutesWorldwide: Property monitoring company Minut shares its vision for greener travel on Earth Day 2022.
Where will the travel industry and vacation rentals go next?
Reading Time: 4 minutesWorldwide: Marcus Rader, co-founder and CEO of all-in-one vacation rental software Hostaway, explores how vacation rentals and other forms of ‘alternative accommodation’ will fare in 2022 and beyond in the post-pandemic era. The travel industry has changed irreversibly since ‘the pre-pandemic era’ and no sector as much as vacation rentals and other types of ‘alternative’ […]
From survival to revival: STRz 2022 predictions
Reading Time: 10 minutesWorldwide: After consecutive years of pandemic-induced turbulence, making my short-term rental predictions for 2022 has arguably never been as challenging. Even now, the surfacing of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus threatens to put the brakes on the recovery of an industry that has been decimated by closures and stringent regulations. And yet, unlike […]
Nestor launches Green Friday initiative for 2021
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: London-based short-term accommodation company Nestor is building on its longstanding commitment to sustainability in travel with the announcement of its Green Friday campaign for 2021. The company, which focuses on accommodation catering to holidaymakers to London’s swish west, is offering a discount on its upscale accommodations. The promotion is part of a push to […]
VITUR Summit 2021: Johan van Staalduinen, Kave Home
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: In the fourth and final interview recorded at the 2021 VITUR Summit in Malaga, STRz editor Paul Stevens speaks to Johan van Staalduinen, director at furniture and decor brand, Kave Home, about the company’s concept and its move into short-term rentals, the emphasis on sustainability throughout its operational processes, and his key takeaways from […]
STRz COP26 preview: Part Two
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: For Part Two of a special COP26-themed podcast, STRz editor Paul Stevens speaks to three leading sustainable tourism advocates and experts about why the short-term rental industry should be keeping a close eye on COP26 and what they hope will have been achieved by the end of the historic UN Climate Change Conference. On […]
STRz COP26 preview: Part One
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFor Part One of a special COP26-themed podcast, STRz editor Paul Stevens speaks to three leading sustainable tourism advocates and experts about their backgrounds and entries into the short-term rental industry, how the conversation around sustainability has shifted during the pandemic, and how organisations such as Tourism Declares A Climate Emergency are sending out a […]
ENVI Lodges to launch at AHIC
Reading Time: 2 minutesDubai: Luxury experiential lodge brand and hospitality management company, ENVI Lodges, which aims to transform the hospitality industry in the Middle East, is set to launch next week. ENVI, which will officially launch at AHIC – Arabian & African Hospitality Investment Conference [20-22 September, Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE], has been created with sustainability at its core, […]