Easing traveller anxiety and rebuilding trust in the short-term rental industry
UK: Abode PR director Jessica Gillingham explores the notion of current traveller anxiety caused by Covid-19 and how we can ease it, as well as rebuild trust in the short-term rental industry when the pandemic dissipates. Although none of us can predict the future and what that might look like, what we can be assured […]
Hosts create direct booking platforms in response to COVID pressures
US: With demand and trust in major short-term rental companies falling, many hosts are creating their own direct booking platforms. According to an article from CNBC, hosts across the US are moving away from the larger platforms. For many, these websites had been previously in the works, as many professional hosts looked for ways to […]
Sonder in talks over $150-175m investment
US: Short-term rental apartment operator Sonder is reportedly in discussions with prospective investors Fidelity and WestCap Group about raising funding for the company in the region of $150 million to $175 million. The hospitality unicorn, which signs multi-year leases in residential buildings and rents out units with hotel standard amenities for short-term stays, is believed […]