China’s answer to Airbnb, Tujia Sweetome, invests in Cozy Holding Corp.
China: Cozy Holding Corp., renowned for its vacation rental platform, Cozystay, has announced its property management company, Cozy Living has secured investment from Tujia Sweetome. Sweetome is a China-based online vacation rental provider Tujia’s offline property management group. Tujia itself is China’s largest short-term rental firm and is widely considered as the country’s answer to […]
Working with Dragons: Fran Milsom, The Air Agents
Fran Milsom, co-founder of London rental management company The Air Agents, talks to STRz about expansion, distribution and working with investors from the BBC’s Dragon’s Den.
RedAwning launches comprehensive vacation rental store on eBay
United 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 […]
Zumper raises $46 million to make its name in the long term rental market
United States: Zumper has raised $46 million in Series C funding as it tries to make its name as the Airbnb for long term rentals. Zumper, which launched in 2012 initially as a marketplace for renters to search for apartments, has expanded in recent years to help renters and landlords in posting and searching in […]
Airbnb commits to clarifying its pricing and terms of service for the EU
Europe: Airbnb is to modify its terms of service to better inform consumers of their rights and list its prices in a more transparent way. EU commissioner for justice Vera Jourova called on the San Francisco-based short-term rental accommodation website to make the changes as it has been breaching EU rules by not differentiating between […]