GetMyBoat partners with FareHarbor, demand up by 3900 per cent
US: Global water experiences and houseboat booking platform GetMyBoat has announced a partnership with Booking Holdings’ FareHarbor. It hopes to leverage the support to meet the major demand in the market, as demand across the platform grew by 3,900 per cent between April and July. GetMyBoat was launched in 2013 and is currently the largest boat […]
ShortTermRentalz launches RockSTRz webinar series
Worldwide: In the run up to November’s Urban Living Festival 2020, ShortTermRentalz is launching a new webinar series, entitled ‘RockSTRz’. The fortnightly webinar series is designed to encourage hospitality and real estate professionals to think differently. The sessions, which are launching in September, will offer a snapshot of what attendees can expect at the Urban Living […]
Padsplit receives $10m in Series A funding
US: Atlanta based affordable housing startup Padsplit has received $10m in a Series A funding round led by Core Innovation Capital. Other investors include Alate Partners, Citi, Kapor Capital, Impact Engine and Cox Enterprises. Padsplit was founded by Atticus LeBlanc, a local developer and entrepreneur, to help create a marketplace for affordable properties on the […]
Airbnb partners with cleaning companies in South Africa
South Africa: South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the country’s move to phase two of lockdown, allowing home-sharing businesses to re-start operation. Airbnb, in response, partnered with local cleaning companies SweepSouth and Propaclean to improve local sanitation efforts. South Africa initially reopened accommodation two months ago, however, home-sharing apps due to health department concerns. Airbnb […]
Fetch My Guest creates Stays Group
US: Premier vacation rental marketplace Fetch My Guest has announced the launch of the Stays Group vacation rental network. In partnership with well respected vacation rental associations, Stays Group will represent regional vacation rental marketplaces that serve travellers in North America. Members of the network have been serving the vacation rental community for an average timespan […]
HomeToGo files antitrust complaint against Google
Germany: Vacation rental search engine HomeToGo, like other local travel startups including experience booking platform GetYourGuide, has filed an antitrust complaint against Google, accusing it of stealing content and data, according to a report in German newspaper Handelsblatt. According to the newspaper’s report, the group of more than half a dozen startups is mulling filing […]
Airbnb begins IPO filing process
US: Airbnb has confirmed via a press release that it has begun the process of filing to go public by submitting a draft registration statement to the Securities and Exchange Commission [SEC] for an initial public offering, or IPO. Just a week after reports emerged that Airbnb would be filing for its IPO this month, […]