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STAA rolls out independent UK accreditation scheme
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: The Short-Term Accommodation Association ( STAA ), the trade body for the short-term let and home-sharing sector, has announced it is rolling out the first independent accreditation scheme for the industry in the UK. The STAA sector trade body, which was formed in 2017, has sought to continually raise the bar for industry standards […]
Management firms filmed implying how to bypass UK letting laws
Reading Time: 2 minutesLondon: A number of leading Airbnb management platforms have been caught on film explaining how they can help landlords in London bypass the UK’s strict short-term letting limits. An investigative journalist from the BBC programme, Inside Out London, secretly recorded staff from firms such as Hostmaker, Cityrelay and GuestReady telling an undercover reporter how they […]
Touch Stay partners with StayinBath.org to create travel app for spending locally
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Digital guest welcome book Touch Stay has partnered up with StayinBath.org, a recently-launched Bath-based initiative of over 100 local independent accommodation providers. The city of Bath in the west of England is one of the UK’s most popular and recognisable tourist destinations and the partnership was agreed following a successful trial involving independent accommodation […]
Airbnb names first three UK members of professional co-host program
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Airbnb has announced agreements with three host management companies, Air Agents, Pass the Keys and BnB Buddy. Through the program, Airbnb will “share hosting best practices, provide additional platform support and enable direct API integration to Air Agents, Pass the Keys and BnB Buddy. The goal is to make it easier for more people to list […]