UnderTheDoormat and Cadogan announce boutique aparthotel
UK: Short-term rental property management company UnderTheDoormat and Landlord Cadogan have launched a boutique aparthotel at 3 Sloane Gardens in the heart of Chelsea, opening 1 October 2020. The nine luxury apartments each have a kitchen, and all benefit from a number of services traditionally offered by a hotel such as a service manager, reception […]
Airbnb responds to upcoming EU Digital Services Act
EU: Airbnb has submitted its response to the European Commission’s proposed Digital Services Act, detailing the type of framework it would support. The Commission has just closed public consultations on the act, which will regulate digital competition and codify the legal responsibilities of these services. Airbnb’s statement emphasises three key areas of the possible law: […]
Holidu secures €4m funding from former Booking CEO Koolen
Germany: Munich-based holiday rentals search engine Holidu has announced that Kees Koolen, the former CEO of Booking.com, has invested more than €4 million into the company from his personal fund. The funding injection from Koolen is part of a €5 million extension to the €40 million Series C round that the company secured last year. […]
Sports fan’s home-sharing business PASA plans expansion
UK: Welsh entrepreneur and sports enthusiast, Louis Ballard, has set up a new business, PASA, to connect sports fans travelling to away games with local hosts, Play Away/Stay Away [PASA], which launched last autumn, aims to help fans save money and forge a greater community with hosts. That is despite the fact that Bollard suffered a brain […]