Cupples to step down from Airbnb GM role

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Amanda Cupples, the general manager for UK and Northern Europe at Airbnb, is stepping down from the role after four years next week.
IWD: Finding my way through the menopause and starting in STRs

Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: Ahead of International Women’s Day 2025 [8 March], Rachel Tasker, managing director of Luxury Hot Tub Holidays UK, discusses building an STR business as a single parent while going through the menopause.
What to expect ahead of the 2025 Shortyz Awards

Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Following the closure of last week’s entries period, attention now turns to the sixth edition of the Shortyz Awards, to be held in London on Tuesday 1 April.
Goliday closes pre-seed round and launches in the UK

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAustria / France: Short-term rental software-as-a-service [SaaS] startup Goliday has announced that it has launched in the UK and closed a pre-seed funding round.
RMS appoints new CEO to drive global expansion

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Hospitality property management platform RMS has announced the appointment of Adam Seskis as CEO as the company looks ahead to its next chapter of global growth and innovation.
Entries deadline extended for 2025 Shortyz Awards

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: ShortTermRentalz can announce that the entries deadline for the 2025 Shortyz Awards has been officially extended until Wednesday 19 February at 23:59 GMT.
Four Seasons unveils luxury resort and residence plans in UAE

Reading Time: 2 minutesUAE / Worldwide: Luxury hospitality and branded residential company, Four Seasons, and Ras Al Khaimah-based real estate developer, RAK Properties, have unveiled plans for a new beach resort and private residences as part of a new flagship 400 hectare master-planned waterfront destination – Mina.
2025 Short Stay Summit agenda announced

Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: The agenda for the 2025 Short Stay Summit, hosted by the STAA – the Short Term Accommodation Association, has been unveiled.
The Courthouse Hotel Shoreditch awaits for 2025 Shortyz Awards

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: ShortTermRentalz is delighted to announce that the sixth annual Shortyz Awards will be held at The Courthouse Hotel Shoreditch in London on Tuesday 1 April 2025.
Kjellberg to depart as Awaze CEO

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: European managed vacation rental business Awaze has announced that CEO Henrik Kjellberg will depart his role “at the end of this month”.