Airbnb listings reach record 6.1 million
Worldwide: Recent data from AirDNA reveals that 54 per cent of global Airbnb listings have been added since 2020, leading
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Andes STR raises $1m in seed funding for Orlando expansion
Chile / US: Texas-based short-term rental property management company Andes STR has raised $1 million in seed funding from Chilean
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HiBnb raises CAD $500k in pre-seed funding
Canada: Toronto-based startup HiBnb, which specialises in helping travellers find cannabis-friendly accommodations, has raised CAD $500,000 [USD $393,000] in pre-seed funding
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Vrbo exits Toronto rental market following new crackdown
Canada: Vacation rental marketplace Vrbo has announced that it is exiting the Toronto market due to the city’s recent crackdown on
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Sonder adds properties in largest three Canadian cities
Canada: Tech-enabled hospitality company Sonder has announced its expansion to Canada’s three largest cities: Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto. Sonder will
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Toronto to usher in series of short-term rental reforms
Canada: Toronto is to introduce a new set of short-term rental reforms, which will affect hosts and operators listing their
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Airbnb clamps down on u-25 whole house rentals in United States
US: In an attempt to further crack down on party houses, Airbnb has expanded the reaches of a policy limiting
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Paris and Toronto at odds with Airbnb IOC / IPC partnership
Worldwide: Hoteliers in the cities of Paris and Toronto have expressed dismay at Airbnb’s recent global partnership with the Olympic
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Dublin Airbnb hosts face proposed regulations to cut down on short-term lets
Ireland: Property management companies are listing short-term rental properties based in Dublin on leasing websites before regulations targeting Airbnb come
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Swimply website extends Airbnb business model to swimming pools
US: A decade after Airbnb’s establishment as an online market for rental accommodation, more spin-offs of its business model are
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