Meredith Lodging partners up with Olivia Beach Cottage Rentals in Oregon

USA: Meredith Lodging has announced it is to take on the marketing and management roles for Olivia Beach Cottage Rentals. However, despite the former now being the manager of the resort property, the Olivia Beach Cottage Rentals brand will stay intact. Meredith Lodging vice president Aaron Linfoot said: “Olivia Beach is a favourite destination resort […]
AJL Consulting’s Simon Lehmann joins board of directors at BookingPal

Worldwide: BookingPal has announced that AJL Consulting CEO and co-founder Simon Lehmann is to join its board of directors. The company is considered to be one of the leading providers of technology solutions for the vacation rental industry. Its objective is to help property management companies increase their revenue, occupancy and efficiency through a fully-managed […]
British Virgin Islands and Airbnb sign memorandum of understanding

Caribbean: The British Virgin Islands has announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbnb. A statement read that the partnership “aims to drive local, authentic and sustainable tourism to the islands, democratise the tourism economy and directly benefit Virgin Islanders”. In the last two years, Airbnb has signed agreements with 16 different destinations […]
Former Tesla executive Dan Kim appointed Airbnb Plus director

Worldwide: The former senior director of global sales, marketing and delivery operations at Tesla, Dan Kim, has left to join Airbnb, where he will now be the director of Airbnb Plus. Kim, who only joined the electric automaker in January, left his role at the company last month. In his new role, Kim will head […]