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Airbnb unveils trending destinations for 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Airbnb has unveiled its 25 trending destinations for guests to visit in 2025.
Marriott signs founding deals with outdoor lodging brands
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: Marriott International has expansed its outdoor-focused lodging offerings by signing founding deals with two experiential travel brands – Postcard Cabins and Trailborn.
Vacasa founder Breon launches new vacation rental startup Fairly
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: Vacasa founder Eric Breon has announced his new venture in the vacation rental space with the launch of rental management platform Fairly.
CTS expands portfolio to hold 90 per cent of global VR inventory
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Custom Travel Solutions [CTS], a software-as-a-service private-label platform for membership organisations and loyalty programmes, has further enhanced its extensive travel portfolio by expanding its vacation rental inventory.
Travel Tuesday to drive almost £500m for UK travel industry
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: UK consumers are set to spend £467 million this Travel Tuesday as they take advantage of big deals on package holidays, flights, accommodation and more.
Inhabit secures private equity backing from Blackstone and GSV
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Property management software company Inhabit has secured an undisclosed preferred equity investment led by Blackstone, with an additional investment from entrepreneurial family office Greater Sum Ventures.
Airbnb festive ‘Santastrophe’ advert mocks hotels
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Airbnb has released its first-ever specialised advert for the festive season, in which it shows a frantic Santa Claus experience a ‘Santastrophe’ navigating a hotel to deliver presents, in comparison with a much smoother experience at a short-term rental Airbnb listing.
Mondee faces Nasdaq delisting as CEO takes leave of absence
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Travel technology marketplace Mondee has announced that it has received a non-compliance notice from Nasdaq for delaying the announcement of its Q3 results.
Boom appoints trio of experts to supercharge expansion plans
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Boom, which describes itself as “the world’s first AI property management software for hospitality, has appointed three new non-executive directors as the company prepares for its next phase of growth and expansion.
STRz podcast 56: James Bugner, Extenteam
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: James Bugner, head of sales for EMEA and APAC at remote staffing solution provider Extenteam, joins the latest episode of the STRz podcast.