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STRz podcast 57: Doug Strachota, LG Electronics
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDoug Strachota, director product management at LGE Electronics, joins the latest episode of the STRz podcast.
bnbfinder rebrands as Savvy and unveils price comparison tool
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: bnbfinder, a book-direct marketplace for professionally hosted vacation rentals without service fees, has announced that it has rebranded to Savvy and introduced a “groundbreaking” real-time price comparison tool.
AirDNA report names best US places to invest in STRs in 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Short-term rental data and analytics provider, AirDNA, has released its 2025 Best Places to Invest Report, a data-driven guide spotlighting the top 25 US markets where real STR investment opportunities are most promising.
Key Data partners with STR Consulting
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Vacation rental data, benchmarking and performance insights provider, Key Data Dashboard, has announced a partnership with STR Consulting, which provides a revenue management solution for short term rental property managers worldwide.
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].