Gallery Suites offers to buy OYO’s home division
UAE: The Dubai-based short-term rental company Gallery Suites has reached out to purchase start-up OYO’s home division. This is in the face of OYO having to scale back growth in light of major shifts in the market. Gallery Suites is owned by Dubai based investor IBC Group, which focuses on art, property and real estate […]
Landing secures $30m in additional funding
San Francisco: Landing, the company advocating flexible renting membership for long-term living, has announced that it has secured $30 million in new funding: a $20 million Series A led by Greycroft with participation by Maveron and Abstract Ventures, alongside a $10 million debt facility. Additionally, the company is also announcing its expansion to three new markets in […]
Nestor rolls out eco-friendly products at The Carlyle
UK: Nestor, a hospitality business in the alternative accommodation sector, has been appointed to manage The Carlyle building in Earl’s Court, and is using it as a model for environmentally friendly practices in the hospitality sector. The Carlyle, in Earl’s Court SW5, has 12 apartments, with two-beds starting at £200 per night. Each apartment has […]
Amsterdam rescinds €400,000 fines for “illegal” holiday rentals
Netherlands: It has been revealed that Amsterdam City Council was recently forced to withdraw fines worth up to €400,000 which were handed out to short-term rental property hosts who were allegedly breaking lodging laws in the city. The Supreme Court of the Netherlands last week ruled that the fines were illegal due to the fact […]
Short Term Rentalz · STRz Podcast 34: Susan Ho, Hopper Homes
Short Term Rentalz · STRz Podcast 34: Susan Ho, Hopper Homes
MyVR finalises integration with Global Distribution System
US: Short-term rental property management and marketing software, MyVR, has announced an integration with the Global Distribution System [GDS]. The integration leverages MyVR’s new unit-type management feature for optimising inventory types. Through the Global Distribution System integration, MyVR’s short-term rental property management users can now list their units and unit-types with distribution partners Sabre, Amadeus, […]
Exceptional Villas unveils Villas Barbados brand expansion
Barbados: Luxury vacation rental property management company Exceptional Villas has unveiled the expansion of its designated Barbados brand, Villas Barbados. Villas Barbados has added 50 additional luxury properties to its existing portfolio and it now plans to grow with a further 50 over the next two months. Alexandra Baradi, owner and CEO of Exceptional […]