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UnderTheDoormat secures $7 million funding
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK / Middle East: Short-term rental solutions provider UnderTheDoormat Group has secured $7 million in a funding round led by tourism development company Omran Group. The round was supported by Smedvig Capital and other existing investors. The London-based STR business said that the funding will be used for international expansion and to support development of its technology […]
The implications of the Supreme Court’s Uber ruling for rental firms
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Richard Bridger, COO of UnderTheDoormat and Hospiria, addresses how the UK Supreme Court’s judgement against Uber could have “serious” implications for short-term rental companies. On 19 February, the UK’s Supreme Court upheld a ruling that Uber drivers were workers for the company. This certainly has major implications for companies in the gig economy. I’m […]
Slickers launches VRMS Operators Edition podcast series
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Wil Slickers, the host of Slick Talk: The Hospitality Podcast and Good Morning Hospitality, is set to launch his latest podcast series, The Vacation Rental Mastermind Series: Operators Edition, to highlight those short-term rental operators that have made pivotal strides and taken Covid-19 “head-on”. Slickers created a similar series early last year, showcasing service providers […]
UnderTheDoormat and Cadogan announce boutique aparthotel
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Short-term rental property management company UnderTheDoormat and Landlord Cadogan have launched a boutique aparthotel at 3 Sloane Gardens in the heart of Chelsea, opening 1 October 2020. The nine luxury apartments each have a kitchen, and all benefit from a number of services traditionally offered by a hotel such as a service manager, reception […]
Seven learnings as the short stay sector enjoys its first week of reopening
Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: With the tourism and hospitality sector having enjoyed its first full week of reopening, the UK Short Term Accommodation Association [STAA] asked its members about their experiences. There were seven key learnings for the sector: Enquiries are up significantly on this time last year Bookings in rural settings have been the most popular, with […]
UnderTheDoormat launches Hospiria for post-Covid recovery
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: London-based luxury home accommodation business UnderTheDoormat has launched its latest business arm, Hospiria, to aid recovery and growth in the post-Covid market. Hospiria, described as a “global-first service and technology product”, has been launched to support property owners, portfolio managers and independent holiday lets owners who want to retain their independence and compete toe-to-toe […]
UnderTheDoormat launches Corporate Stay accommodation programme
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Luxury home accommodation business UnderTheDoormat has launched its Corporate Stay accommodation programme to help London-based employers get their key staff back to their offices safely. As a result, it is offering a special introductory £50 discount rate until the end of July. Since Covid-19 hit the United Kingdom and closed down ‘going to work’ […]
STAA launches ‘NHS Homes’ scheme to provide free accommodation in London
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: The UK Short Term Accommodation Association [STAA] has adopted a scheme to offer free accommodation to London’s NHS key workers. Together with a number of partners who usually operate in the short-term let market, the scheme, called NHS Homes, will provide free accommodation and additional services to NHS staff to enable them to stay […]
UnderTheDoormat and LaundryHeap to house NHS staff for free
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Luxury home accommodation business UnderTheDoormat has pledged its support to London’s NHS who need accommodation by opening homes together with its owners and linen partner LaundryHeap. The two companies are joining forces to open homes near hospitals during the COVID-19 outbreak for NHS staff and key workers to stay in for free. UnderTheDoormat usually […]
UnderTheDoormat’s Merilee Karr on why you should enter the Shortyz 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: UnderTheDoormat CEO and UK STAA chair, Merilee Karr, gives her reasons why professionals working in the global short-term rental industry should submit their nominations for the Shortyz 2020 by Friday 31 January 2020 at 23.59 GMT. Please submit either 200 words per category entry or a 90-second video entry to shortyz@internationalhospitality.media by Friday’s deadline […]