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Scottish travel tech companies pen open letter to First Minister
Reading Time: 2 minutesScotland: Five travel tech companies based in Scotland have released an open letter to the First Minister, expressing their “grave concerns of the impact of short-term lets [STL] regulatory legislation and planning controls” being introduced in the country.
Breaking: Silicon Valley Bank collapse – what it means for the STR sector
Reading Time: 6 minutesWorldwide: The governments and banking institutions in the United States and UK have stepped in to reassure people and businesses exposed to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank [SVB] and its UK arm that their deposits are secure and resolutions will not put the taxpayer at risk.
TravelNest secures £3m in growth capital
Reading Time: < 1 minuteScotland: Edinburgh-based holiday rental marketing platform TravelNest has secured an initial £3 million in growth capital from the Scottish National Investment Bank.
TravelNest survey reveals pandemic impact on UK holiday plans
Reading Time: 2 minutesEdinburgh: Vacation rental software solution TravelNest’s Travel and Tourism Survey 2021 has revealed the pandemic impact on UK holiday plans this year, with only a quarter of people saying they are “very likely” to book a holiday before they have had the vaccine and over half of the respondents saying they will not take a holiday abroad […]
TravelNest secures £1.8 million funding
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Edinburgh start-up TravelNest has secured £1.8 million from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Scottish Enterprise. The Edinburgh-based company’s product aims to improve occupancy rates for holiday rental properties by automating marketing and increasing exposure on booking sites such as Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia, TripAdvisor and Vrbo, while reducing administration time for property owners. Since lockdown […]
I-PRAC partners with TravelNest to boost bookings
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Global verification platform I-PRAC has announced a partnership with Edinburgh-based holiday rental marketing solution TravelNest to boost bookings for short-term rental property owners. Utilised by short-term rental property owners worldwide, TravelNest aims to help its customers beat the competition on more than 30 booking sites, including the likes of Airbnb, Booking.com and Expedia, by […]
UK holiday bookings quadruple following lockdown update
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: As UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the reopening of the hospitality sector in England from 4 July, holiday bookings across the United Kingdom have quadrupled in some cases. UK citizens are booking significant numbers of staycations, with coastal counties and holiday destinations, such as Devon and Cornwall, in particular seeing notable surges in […]
TravelNest optimism survey reveals positive views of future travel
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Short-term rental marketing platform TravelNest has revealed the results of their industry optimism Survey. The survey, which tracks the attitude of UK travellers, has revealed a surprising amount of optimism and positivity about travel after the coronavirus pandemic TravelNest marketing VP Cameron Boal said: “Despite the huge restrictions placed on our lives by Coronavirus, […]
TravelNest’s Rebecca Moore on improving the visibility of holiday lets
Reading Time: 6 minutesScotland: ShortTermRentalz spoke to Rebecca Moore, VP of Operations at short-term holiday rental marketing platform TravelNest, about how her company is improving the visibility of holiday lets on booking channels, its funding plans and challenges it is facing in the short-term rental industry. Please introduce yourself, the TravelNest brand and what services you provide in […]
TravelNest hires Cameron Boal as VP marketing
Reading Time: < 1 minuteScotland: Edinburgh-based short-term lets startup TravelNest has appointed Cameron Boal as its latest vice president (VP) of marketing. Boal previously held the position of SVP marketing at online fantasy sports firm FanDuel from 2010 until last year. Following that, he was the CMO at New York-based e-Sports startup company, Players’ Lounge. In the new role, […]