New ‘junk fee’ transparency law comes into effect in California

Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: Sweeping new laws have come into effect in the US state of California that require travel sellers and other types of businesses to include all mandatory fees or last-minute charges in the upfront displayed price.
IMN STR Summer Forum 2024 takeaways

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: IHM CEO Piers Brown, Revedy CEO Colin Carvey and AvantStay CEO Sean Breuner discuss their takeaways from the IHM Short Term Rental Summer Forum in Austin, Texas.
Rent Responsibly: Hospitality and the information gap

Reading Time: 5 minutes[SPONSORED CONTENT] US-based short-term rental advocacy organisation Rent Responsibly explores hospitality and the ‘information gap’ while going between the lines of its 2024 STR Industry Report.
TravelNet increases investment in Track PMS to spur innovation

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Vacation rental technology provider TravelNet Solutions has significantly increased the product and engineering resources committed to its core property management system Track – by three times.
Florida governor DeSantis vetoes vacation rental bill

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Florida governor Ron DeSantis has vetoed a measure designed to further regulate vacation rentals in the state, as he admitted that the proposal would have created “bureaucratic red tape” for local elected officials.
Skift STR Summit 2024: HVMB VP Jennifer Hsieh

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Jennifer Hsieh, VP of Homes & Villas by Marriott Bonvoy, speaks to STRz at the 2024 Skift Short Term Rental Summit.
Airbnb commercial strategy head Holyoke departs

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: David Holyoke, the head of commercial strategy at Airbnb, is leaving the company to join travel management and expense technology company, Serko, as head of unmanaged travel.
Skift STR Summit 2024: Begum Agca Okutgen, Blueground

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Begum Agca Okutgen, head of Partner Network at Blueground, speaks to STRz at the 2024 Skift Short Term Rental Summit.
Skift STR Summit: Furnished Finder CEO Jeff Hurst

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Furnished Finder president and CEO, Jeff Hurst, speaks to STRz at the 2024 Skift Short Term Rental Summit.
Skift STR Summit: Smart City Policy Group founder Matt Curtis

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Smart City Policy Group founder Matt Curtis speaks to STRz at the Skift Short Term Rental Summit 2024 in New York City.