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The Telegraph and HomeAway unveil favoured UK holiday let locations
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: The Telegraph has revealed a list of the best places in the UK to run a holiday let, following a research collaboration with estate agency Savills and holiday home accommodation website HomeAway. The list of the ten most in-demand UK destinations for travellers was compiled by HomeAway, which lists over 92,000 domestic holiday lets, […]
Opportunities emerging for UK holiday lets this year
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: A recent survey by Leeds Building Society has revealed almost a fifth (17 per cent) of British holidaymakers are planning to stay in the UK this year, rather than go abroad on holiday. The study also highlighted that one in ten people had decided to change their vacation plans this year due to ongoing […]
Pass the Keys grows due to partnership programme
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Leading London-based property management firm Pass the Keys has announced its growth into three further cities: Cardiff, Windsor and Belfast. The prop-tech startup, which offers property management for hosts on short-letting platforms such as Airbnb, has achieved considerable growth since launching in 2015. With the recent launch of the brand’s innovative partnership programme, Pass […]
Airbnb reveals trending UK Easter staycation destinations
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Airbnb has revealed its list of the trending UK destinations where travellers are wanting to spend an Easter holiday staycation this year. Scarborough in North Yorkshire came out on top after seeing a 300 per cent rise in the number of searches over the Easter period, with visitors flocking to the seaside town for […]
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 […]