TfL publishes guidelines banning short-term rental adverts
UK: Transport for London (TfL) has published a new set of advertising guidelines that forbid adverts on its network from encouraging hosts to flouting the city’s strict planning laws. Earlier this year, London Mayor Sadiq Khan was advised to ban such adverts on the Tube in light of short-term rental management company Hostmaker being forced […]
Romanian hosts’ earnings threatened by draft bill
Romania: Romanian short-term rental hosts who list their properties on platforms such as Airbnb and Booking.com are facing a threat to their earnings due to a draft bill in the country’s government. The bill that has been proposed by the government prohibits the promotion of non-registered and non-classified accommodation structures. It has now been approved […]
Rentals United launches ‘Secret Sauce’ podcast video series
Barcelona: Channel manager and tech solution, Rentals United, has launched its new podcast video series, ‘The Secret Sauce’. The podcast aims to get to the root of the success of some of the world’s most successful vacation and short-term rental property managers by interviewing C-suite and senior leadership teams. The series is being presented by […]
ShortTermRentalz launches the Shortyz Awards!
UK: In this video, ShortTermRentalz news editor Paul Stevens officially launches the Shortyz Awards for the short-term rental industry, which will take place in London on Wednesday 11 March 2020. You can nominate yourself, your colleague or your company for no cost by emailing shortyz@internationalhospitality.media from 1 October 2019. The award categories are listed in the […]
Fetch My Guest’s Vince Perez on achieving independence from OTAs
US: ShortTermRentalz spoke to Fetch My Guest CEO Vince Perez about how property managers can achieve independence from online travel agencies [OTAs] by driving repeat business and the main challenges involved in running a successful vacation rental business today. Please introduce yourself, the Fetch My Guest brand and the services you provide within the short-term rental […]
ShortTermRentalz review of Serviced Apartment Summit MEA 2019
UAE: International Hospitality Media hosted the Serviced Apartment Summit Middle East & Africa [SAS MEA] in Dubai this week, and the short-term rental market in the emirate was a significant focus after a number of well-documented news items emerged in recent weeks. Leaders from the short-term rental, serviced apartment, hotel, co-working and supplier sectors convened […]