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JLL Short Stays launches to compete with major OTAs
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Real estate services firm JLL has announced the launch of JLL Short Stays, a booking platform offering business and leisure travellers professionally managed and fully flexible short-term rental accommodation in the UK, in a bid to compete with the major online travel agencies [OTAs] in the segment. JLL Short Stays, which is being positioned […]
Vrbo expands Fast Start program to entice hosts from competitors
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Expedia Group vacation rental brand Vrbo has confirmed that Fast Start, a program designed to help new properties capture rental demand, has expanded to Canada, France and the UK, in a bid to attract hosts from other rental companies including Airbnb. It is claimed that the program increases the visibility of new properties in the first […]
Away and Aria Resorts merge to form £600m staycation powerhouse
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: UK holiday park operators Away Resorts and Aria Resorts have agreed to merge to create a new staycation powerhouse, spurred on by this summer’s domestic travel boom and a frenzy of M&A activity in the space. Sky News reported that Away, which was recently acquired by CVC Capital Partners, is buying Aria from investment […]
Airbnb unveils trending British seaside destinations in 2021
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Airbnb has revealed the top ten trending British seaside destinations in the UK, as schools begin to break up for the summer. Sandgate in Kent and Ingoldmells in Lincolnshire topped the list after seeing the biggest rise in Brits searching for homes on the platform, whether it is families, friends or solo travellers. British […]
Airbnb creates UK Trust and Safety Alliance
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: In what has been called a “European first”, Airbnb has launched the UK Trust and Safety Alliance, a network of expert organisations that will work closely with the home-sharing platform in the UK and provide information and guidance to hosts and the Airbnb community. Founding members of the Trust and Safety Alliance include the […]
Airbnb partners with what3words to support UK staycations
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Airbnb and location tech app what3words have announced a collaboration in support of the booming demand for holiday properties in the UK, as Brits look forward to increased freedom following the latest lifting of restrictions. As many Brits look to holiday closer to home this summer, what3words says it is envisaging a travel rebound […]
How the pandemic has impacted the way people holiday
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Sykes Holiday Cottages COO Bev Dumbleton discusses how the pandemic has impacted the way in which people are making holiday choices and the latest trends in the market, ahead of what is expected to be a busy summer of domestic travel and staycations across the UK this year. Holiday let owners across the UK […]
Bob W to enter UK with first Central London building
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK / Finland: Helsinki-based tech-driven hospitality provider Bob W is taking its concept to the UK with a new building currently being constructed in Whitechapel in the East End of London. The building, which is scheduled to open in 2022, has been rated ‘Excellent by the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method [BREEAM], the world’s leading sustainability assessment […]
Awaze buys three holiday rental firms in UK and Denmark
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Vacation rental and holiday resorts company, Awaze, has announced the purchase of three new holiday rental firms based in the UK and Denmark. The company, which owns travel brands including Hoseasons, Cottages.com Landal GreenParks, James Villa Holidays and Novasol, is expanding in the wake of what it calls a “domestic holiday boom across the […]
Rural accommodation company Yonder launches in the UK
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS / UK: Austin-based travel platform Yonder, which invites people to reconnect with the natural world with its nature-based accommodation focus, has launched its UK collection. It features 5000, and growing, accommodation choices across the country as it aims to tap into the increasing interest in rural holidays. Yonder was founded in 2018 by Montana-based Tim […]