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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 […]
Park Holidays UK to acquire Bridge Leisure
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Holiday park operator Park Holidays UK has announced it is to acquire one of its competitors, Bridge Leisure, which operates nine holiday parks in the West Country, Peak District, Yorkshire and Scotland. Offering caravan and lodge holidays, touring and camping, and holiday home ownership, the deal will cement Park Holidays UK’s position as the largest […]
Airbnb unveils top ten trending UK destinations in 2021
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Airbnb has unveiled the top ten trending destinations in the UK, ahead of what is expected to be a bumper summer for staycations with international travel plans still in doubt. The latest list is based on year-on-year search growth of destinations compared to the same time a year ago, in the early stages of […]
Top tips to help consumers make the most of their UK staycations
Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: The UK Short Term Accommodation Association [STAA], the UK trade body representing the short-term rental sector, has highlighted the relevant government guidelines to help consumers make informed and compliant decisions about taking holiday trips this spring. Here are the STAA’s six tips on booking staycations: Take a series of city breaks There is a […]
Bob W raises €10m in seed funding and expands into the UK
Reading Time: 3 minutesFinland: Helsinki-based tech-driven hospitality provider Bob W has announced that it has secured ten million euros in seed round funding. The investment round was led by byFounders VC and private equity outfit Finnish Industry Investment [Tesi]. Other top European real estate and venture capitalist investors include Kaamos, Superangel, United Angels and NREP through its 2150 investment wing, which just launched […]