Turkish travel association files lawsuit against Airbnb, Expedia and others

Reading Time: < 1 minuteTurkey: The Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TÜRSAB) has filed a lawsuit seeking an access ban on 10 foreign travel and booking platforms, citing unfair competition and unregulated activity.
Missafir raises $1.1m to achieve $26m valuation

Reading Time: 2 minutesTurkey: Short- and medium-term rental property management company, Missafir, has raised a reported $1.1 million in a pre-Series A investment round to achieve a $26 million valuation.
Missafir buys Golden Leaf Properties to expand in Europe

Reading Time: 2 minutesTurkey / Croatia: Turkish short- and medium-term rental property management company, Missafir, has announced that it has acquired Croatian competitor Golden Leaf Properties.
Travel and hospitality helps earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria

Reading Time: 5 minutesTurkey / Syria: The editorial team at IHM [publisher of ShortTermRentalz] highlight the charitable relief efforts of companies across the travel and hospitality landscape in response to the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.
Missafir raises $550k to reach $15m valuation

Reading Time: 2 minutesTurkey: Istanbul-based proptech startup Missafir has announced that it has raised $550,000 in a bridge investment round, giving the company a $15 million valuation as it approaches a Series A investment round. It is the third investment round in the space of two years for Missafir, the first of which valued the startup at $1.9 […]