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VRMA Europe 2024: QALIA CEO Marc Ribail
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrance: QALIA founder and CEO, Marc Ribail, speaks to STRz at the 2024 VRMA European Conference in Paris.
Borrow A Boat acquires German counterpart Zizoo
Reading Time: 2 minutesEurope: Boat rental and yacht charter marketplace, Borrow A Boat, has completed the acquisition of German counterpart Zizoo as it ramps up its growth strategy for 2024.
Airbnb commits to verifying 1.5m listings by end of March
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Airbnb is committing to verifying nearly 1.5 million listings across the United States, Canada, Australia, the UK and France by the end of this month, as part of its spring update.
UK Chancellor scraps tax relief for holiday lets in Spring Budget
Reading Time: 6 minutesUK: As expected, UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced that the government is scrapping tax relief for holiday lets to improve the availability of long-term rentals as part of his Spring Budget 2024.
2024 Shortyz Awards entries deadline extended
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The entries deadline for the 2024 Shortyz Awards – the gold standard awards for the global short-term / vacation rental industry – has been extended until Wednesday 13 March [23:59 GMT].
Key Data launches quarterly seasonal report for UK STR market
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Short-term rental data and analytics provider, Key Data, has launched its first-ever quarterly seasonal report for the UK market.
Landal GreenParks UK adds two new resorts to portfolio
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Holiday park and resort operator, Landal GreenParks UK, has added two new resorts to its UK portfolio, bringing its total offering to 15 destinations.
onefinestay bolsters C-suite with five new appointments
Reading Time: 3 minutesWorldwide: onefinestay, the luxury private rental brand of Accor, has announced the appointment of five new C-Suite executives as part of a company restructuring.
Report: Surge in “fraudulent” council home renting in the UK
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: An investigation by the i newspaper has uncovered evidence that council homes are increasingly being rented out fraudulently as holiday lets.
Glamping village plans up for consideration on Sandringham Estate
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: His Majesty King Charles III has reportedly approved plans for a luxury glamping “village” to be built on the Sandringham Estate as an extension of its existing caravan site.