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Tint to accelerate embedded insurance platform expansion
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Embedded insurance platform Tint has announced record seven times growth for 2024 and its plans to accelerate innovation ahead into 2025.
Guesty research highlights revenue growth above market trends
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS / Israel: Property management platform Guesty has unveiled findings from its latest research, showcasing the “transformative” impact of its tools on property managers’ performance.
Airbnb.org and 211 LA support residents amid Los Angeles wildfires
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb.org is working with community hub and non-profit organisation, 211 LA, to offer free, temporary housing to residents in Los Angeles County who have been displaced from their homes or forced to evacuate by this week’s wildfires.
Fido acquires BinBettr to simplify STR operations
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Fido, a trash valet solution for short-term rental property owners and managers formerly known as Trash Caddies, has acquired bin-to-curb trash valet provider BinBettr.
Davidson replaced as board chairperson at Sonder
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Short-term rental apartment management company Sonder has announced a number of key changes to its board of directors with immediate effect, including co-founder and CEO, Francis Davidson, being replaced as board chairperson.
Expedia Group appoints Schenkel as new CFO
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Expedia Group has confirmed the appointment of Scott Schenkel as its new chief financial officer [CFO].
Casago to acquire Vacasa for $128.6m
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: Vacation rental property management franchise company Casago is acquiring Portland-based vacation rental management platform Vacasa for a reported $128.6 million.
FTC to ban hidden junk fees on STRs, hotels and event tickets
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: The US Federal Trade Commission [FTC] has passed a rule that will ban hidden “junk fees” on short-term rentals, hotels and live event ticket prices.
Expedia Group names Ranganathan as new CPO
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Expedia Group has announced the appointment of Shilpa Ranganathan as its new chief product officer, marking her return to the company to lead its product and design teams.
2024 Wrapped: The STRz stories that defined a year
Reading Time: 6 minutesWorldwide: Inspired by Spotify’s Wrapped series, we revisit the ten stories in 2024 that defined a year for short-term rentals, as well as our favourite video, podcast and webinar from the last 12 months.