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STR leaders mark Book Direct Day 2024
Reading Time: 4 minutesWorldwide: Short-term rental industry leaders are marking the seventh Book Direct Day, an annual campaign for vacation rental owners and property managers around the world to come together and actively educate guests on how they can find STR options directly without going through third-party listing sites and OTAs.
Joivy grows UK team to support expansion plans
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Joivy, described as “Europe’s first platform to combine residential solutions with services for property owners and investors, has announced that William Parry has become its general manager for UK and Ireland with immediate effect.
Coronation fortnight to deliver £200m+ boost to UK tourism
Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: The UK’s travel and tourism sector is expected to see a boost of more than £200 million as a result of King Charles III’s Coronation weekend [6-8 May] and fortnight around those dates.
DoveVivo buys ALTIDO to form “Europe’s largest living operating company”
Reading Time: 3 minutesEurope: Milan-based coliving proptech company DoveVivo has acquired ALTIDO, one of the largest short-term rental property management groups in Europe.
William Parry on Altido’s launch and Marriott’s Homes and Villas platform
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEurope: Altido co-founder William Parry speaks to ShortTermRentalz about the launch of the company and its partnership with Marriott’s new Homes and Villas platform.