2023 Shortyz Awards video highlights

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: The highlights video for the 2023 Shortyz Awards at the ArcelorMittal Orbit in London has been released.
Coronation fortnight to deliver £200m+ boost to UK tourism

Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: The UK’s travel and tourism sector is expected to see a boost of more than £200 million as a result of King Charles III’s Coronation weekend [6-8 May] and fortnight around those dates.
2023 Shortyz & Short Stay Summit interviews: Tim Rosolio, Expedia Group

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK / US: STRz speaks to Tim Rosolio, vice president of vacation rental partner success at Expedia Group, about Expedia / Vrbo’s support for the Shortyz Awards and why events such as the Shortyz and the Short Stay Summit are so important for the growth of the industry as a whole.
Sykes launches Forge Holiday Group parent brand

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Independent holiday cottage rental agency Sykes Holiday Cottages has launched Forge Holiday Group, a newly formed parent brand to spearhead its businesses and accelerate its ambition to become a leading UK-focused holiday group.
Sykes report names Yorkshire as top UK staycation destination

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Yorkshire has been announced as the top UK holiday hotspot for 2023 in Sykes Holiday Cottages’ latest Staycation Index report.
UK Leisure Parks grows parks portfolio in Yorkshire Dales

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The Parks team at commercial real estate firm Colliers, on behalf of Leisure Resorts, has sold Rivers Edge Park in Ingleton in the Yorkshire Dales to UK Leisure Parks for an undisclosed sum.
The hottest topics at the 2023 Short Stay Summit

Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: The Short Stay Summit returns for 2023 on 27 April [the day after the Shortyz Awards] at a brand new venue – Old Billingsgate in central London – and with a fresh-looking agenda.
Summer 2023 to be “the best yet” for short-term lets

Reading Time: 4 minutes[SPONSORED CONTENT] UK-based short-term lets property management company Houst details why the upcoming summer season is set to be “the best yet” for hosts renting out their properties.
Liverpool Eurovision STR demand hits fever pitch

Reading Time: 6 minutesUK: The anticipation for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool – the first to be held in the UK since 1998 – is driving up unprecedented levels of short-term accommodation demand and could generate long-term benefits for the city.
Gove pledges short-term let restrictions in UK Levelling Up bill

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Michael Gove, the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, has pledged to bring forward restrictions for short-term lets across the UK as part of the government’s flagship Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill.