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Pontins closes third holiday park in a month
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: British holiday park operator Pontins has shut its site close to Southport in Merseyside – its third park closure in the space of a month.
Der Touristik UK acquires Solmar Villas
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Tourism group Der Touristik UK has purchased tour and villa rental operator, Solmar Villas, for an undisclosed fee.
TreeDwellers to launch first location in Oxfordshire Cotswolds
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Treehouse operator and booking platform, TreeDwellers, has confirmed that it will launch its first location in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds in March.
Airbnb HMRC information sharing rules come into effect
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Rules enforcing the sharing of information by Airbnb and other firms with His Majesty’s Revenue & Customs [HMRC] have come into effect in the UK.
PE firm backs $100m MBO of TrustedHousesitters
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Mayfair Equity Partners, a private equity firm with more than £2 billion in assets under management, is backing a management buyout [MBO] of TrustedHousesitters, a subscription-based pet-setting and travel community.
Canopy & Stars acquires Crown & Canopy
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The Sawday’s group of travel brands, comprising Sawday’s, Canopy & Stars and Paws & Stay, has announced the acquisition of glamping consultancy Crown & Canopy.
APPG calls for “national and mandatory” registration scheme
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: A new report into short-term lets and the visitor economy by the All-Party Parliamentary Group [APPG] for Hospitality and Tourism has called for a “national and mandatory” registration scheme in England.
Entries period opens for 2024 Shortyz Awards
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The entries period for the 2024 Shortyz Awards – the leading dedicated awards ceremony for the global short-term / vacation rental sector – has officially opened.
Host & Stay buys Blue Fox Rentals in Canterbury
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Family-owned holiday let management company, Host & Stay, has acquired Blue Fox Rentals, a short-term let property management company based in Canterbury.
STAA highlights missed opportunity to solve housing crisis
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: The ongoing missed opportunity to solve the housing crisis was laid bare today by new research, conducted by the UK Short Term Accommodation Association [STAA], that revealed councils have identified almost two million unbuilt homes that are ‘deliverable’ in England.