Xplorie partners with TruPlace to hold autumn rental roadshow
US: Xplorie, a leading guest experience platform for the vacation rental industry, has partnered with virtual tour technology and quality photography provider, TruPlace, to launch a vacation rental roadshow this autumn. The roadshow, known as “Spirit of VR”, will be in the form of a series of summer-ending celebrations designed to safely bring the industry […]
Park Leisure reports 47 per cent YoY increase in holiday home sales
UK: As British holidaymakers increasingly seek UK getaways and staycations, holiday home operator Park Leisure has reported a 47 per cent year-on-year increase in holiday home sales this summer across its 11 locations, with the trend expected to continue throughout autumn and winter, subject to Covid restrictions. According to the company, the British public have been investing in […]
Portland faces Election Day vote on short-term rentals limit
US: Portland, the largest city in the US state of Maine, has introduced a ballot measure as part of US Election Day which would place strict restrictions on short-term rentals. The measures seek to eliminate non-owner occupied and tenant occupied short-term rentals, increase violation fines and raise registration fees for hosts. Question E, proposed by […]
Key Data Dashboard announces partnership with Perfect Price
US: Vacation rental market data and analytics provider, Key Data Dashboard, has announced a partnership with pricing software company Perfect Price, which delivers artificial intelligence for price and revenue management. Through the partnership, Key Data customers will have the option to add a single-touch tool for pushing price changes back into their property management system. In […]
Airbnb implements global party house purge
Worldwide: Airbnb has continued its global fight against “party houses” on its platform, removing nearly 500 listings in Australia and proactively cancelling over 9000 “high-risk” reservations. This follows the company’s decision to ban events hosting in their properties this year due to safety and Covid-19 concerns. Party houses have been a major point of criticism […]
Mid-term letting platform Flatio acquires NomadX for £3.6m
Czechia: Czech mid-term letting platform Flatio has announced that it has acquired Lisbon-based digital nomad housing marketplace NomadX in a move reportedly worth £3.6million. The deal will see the Brno-based proptech company take on NomadX’s inventory of apartments, staff and social platforms as the company plans to accelerate growth in the UK. Flatio, which turned over £4.5million […]
London to move to “high level” Tier Two restrictions from Saturday
UK: The UK Government is placing the City of London under “high level” Tier Two restrictions, effective from midnight on Friday / Saturday morning, affecting around nine million citizens in the capital. Matt Hancock, the UK’s Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, warned the threat of Covid-19 remains “grave and serious” as he […]