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RedAwning launches comprehensive vacation rental store on eBay
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUnited States: The world’s largest branded network of vacation rentals, RedAwning.com, is launching a store on eBay which will list up to 25,000 unique vacation rentals. Millions of eBay customers can now instantly purchase vacation rentals in a wide range of homes, apartments and condos across the US by selecting the Lodging section under eBay’s […]
TurnKey Vacation Rentals wins Travel Weekly award
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUnited States: Turnkey Vacation Rentals, Inc. has been recognised with a Travel Weekly Magellan Award for Hospitality-Overall in the Vacation Rentals / Villas / Time Share category for the second consecutive year. The third-largest vacation rental management company in the United States manages over 3700 vacation rental properties in more than 55 markets, including in […]
Vacation home buyers prioritising profit over personal use
Reading Time: 2 minutesUnited States: Vacation home buyers are, for the first time ever, prioritising rental income over personal use in the United States, according to research from Savills and HomeAway. The Savills World Research survey, which was carried out between February and March this year, surveyed 4,300 property owners who list their vacation homes on HomeAway’s sites […]
Airbnb agrees Ontario hotel tax deal
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCanada: Airbnb has announced agreements in several cities in Ontario, including Greater Sudbury, Mississauga and Brockville, which will allow short-term rental hosts to collect a four per cent hotel room tax. Under the deal, the tax will apply to hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts, online travel sites and short-term vacation rentals rented through Airbnb, which […]
West Hawaii condos caught up in proposed short-term rental bill
Reading Time: 3 minutesWest Hawaii: A crowd will speak out at this week’s Leeward Planning Commission meeting after it emerged some long-term vacation rental condos were being caught up in a vacation rental bill while others across Alii Drive were not. Condo hotels such as Kona Isle, Kona Pacific, Kona by the Sea, Kona Mansions, Kona Westwind and […]
ESCAPE Homes offers free units to US vacation rental hosts
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: ESCAPE Homes, a builder of eco-friendly “tiny homes” has launched the Free ESCAPE Tiny House Program. Wisconsin-based ESCAPE Homes is looking to partner with anyone with a qualifying property. If an applicant is approved, ESCAPE will deliver and set up one of its award-winning homes as a rental unit on your site, completely free […]
RedAwning integrates with Resort Management Systems
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Vacation property platform RedAwning has integrated with Resort Management Systems (RMS), a web-hosted vacation rental software for property managers to manage bookings and revenue. Property managers using RMS to manage their vacation rental business will now have access to RedAwning‘s distribution network “for maximum exposure and a powerful suite of expanded reservation and marketing […]
Dusit enters vacation rental market with $15 million acquisition of Elite Havens
Reading Time: 2 minutesThailand: Dusit Thani (DTC), one of Thailand’s biggest hotel and property development companies, has bought Elite Havens, a leading provider of high-end vacation rentals in Asia. DTC made the acquisition through its wholly owned Hong Kong-incorporated subsidiary, Dusit Overseas Company Limited, which has bought all shares in LVM Holdings Pte Ltd. (LVMH), a Singapore-incorporated company […]
Lewis launches Dubai-based Airbnb management help service
Reading Time: 2 minutesDubai: A Dubai-based Airbnb management service which aims to help investors and tenants list their properties as vacation rentals on the online platform has been launched. The service, called Airdxb, will assist users with paperwork, cleaning, guest screening and other tasks as well as simplify the listing process, according to founder and director, Gregory Lewis. […]
Residents evicted from homes in Florence due to vacation rental expansion
Reading Time: < 1 minuteItaly: Almost 500 people have been evicted from their homes in Florence in less than nine months as landlords are creating space for vacation rental accommodation, according to Italy’s tenant union. La Nazione reported 478 residents were evicted from their lifelong homes in the city between October 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018. The Italian […]