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Holiday let owners in England face planning permission controls
Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: Holiday home owners in England are facing up to a potential requirement to obtain planning permission to rent out their properties under new UK Government proposals.
Short Stay Summit 2023 preview: UK STAA CEO Andy Fenner
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Ahead of the Short Stay Summit 2023 at Old Billingsgate in London on Thursday 27 April, STRz editor Paul Stevens speaks to UK STAA CEO Andy Fenner.
UK STAA appoints Andy Fenner as CEO
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: The UK Short Term Accommodation Association [STAA] has appointed Andy Fenner as its CEO.
Travel Chapter joins UK STAA membership
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Holiday letting agency Travel Chapter has become the latest organisation to join the UK Short Term Accommodation Association [STAA].
UK STAA announces new board appointments
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: The UK Short Term Accommodation Association [STAA], the trade body representing the short-term rental sector, has appointed its new board following election from its largest-ever membership base. More than 90 companies are now members representing the vast majority of the industry across the UK. The board members for the next financial year are: Chair: Merilee […]
STAA boosts TrustedStays scheme for NHS and key workers
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: The UK Short Term Accommodation Association [STAA] has boosted its TrustedStays accommodation scheme to help deal with the latest national lockdown. To help minimise the spread of Covid-19, it is currently offering free or heavily discounted accommodation to NHS and other key workers so that they can relocate from their homes to safe and secure […]
STAA vice chair warns of “catastrophic” drop in consumer demand
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Representatives from the UK hospitality industry, including the vice chair of the UK Short Term Accommodation Association, Jean-Philippe Monod, have warned peers on the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee of concerning drops in consumer demand after the end of the summer holiday season, particularly in urban destinations. Speaking in Tuesday’s session alongside UK […]
STAA: Summer opening will not save hospitality sector on its own
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: The Short Term Accommodation Association [STAA], the trade association representing the short-term accommodation sector in the UK, has warned that despite the positive response it has had to bookings this summer, since reopening on 4 July, that in itself will not rescue the sector from the severe threat of closures as the high season […]
Seven learnings as the short stay sector enjoys its first week of reopening
Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: With the tourism and hospitality sector having enjoyed its first full week of reopening, the UK Short Term Accommodation Association [STAA] asked its members about their experiences. There were seven key learnings for the sector: Enquiries are up significantly on this time last year Bookings in rural settings have been the most popular, with […]
Short-term rental sector to implement UK-wide cleaning protocols
Reading Time: 5 minutesUK: With the UK Government provisionally earmarking 4 July as the date when certain sectors of the travel and hospitality industry can re-open, the short-term accommodation sector is preparing itself for a safe and successful restart by implementing the new ‘Cleaning protocols for self-catering properties and short-term lets in the context of Covid-19’. The protocols […]