Expedia publishes 2020 Summer Travel Report
US: Online travel agency Expedia has published its 2020 Summer Travel Report, which analyses the latest traveller trends ahead of the peak of this year’s summer season, despite the Covid-19 pandemic playing havoc with travel plans. Summer travel looks invariably different this summer, and Expedia’s latest report sheds light on the emerging priorities and behaviours […]
Slickers launches “Destinationaire” Award
Worldwide: Podcast host and co-founder of StayLux, Wil Slickers, has launched The Destinationaire Award to shine a spotlight on hospitality professionals from the short-term rental and hotel industries who are going above and beyond to help their guests. The award has been set up to show a high standard of commitment to professionals who dedicate […]
Startups join forces to launch Travel in France platform
France: Four short- and mid-term rental property management startups, GuestReady, HostnFly, NOCNOC and Welkeys, which all operate in France, have joined forces to launch Travel in France, their new joint website for booking flats and houses in the country. According to a survey conducted by OpinionWay, 71 per cent of French people looking to go […]
Property risk increases as booking behaviour changes
US: NoiseAware director of business development, Michael Goldin, highlights how changes in guests’ booking behaviour during this pandemic are leading to increases in risks to short-term rental properties and causing significant ‘noise events’. It was gloomy there for a while. The resurgence has started: Luckily, the tide has begun to turn as most companies now see […]