Turbosuite raises €200k in seed funding round
Spain: Turbosuite, a booking accelerator tool for vacations rentals and hotels, has secured €200,000 in its first round of investment via a seed round. The round was led by angel investor Francisco Espinosa from Innventuur, supported by investors from other countries and mentored by the team at the Costa del Sol Tourism Hub. The Malaga- […]
Operto announces VRScheduler acquisition
Canada: Operto Guest Technologies, a provider of smart devices and connected technology for the global hotel, vacation and short-term rental industries, has announced its acquisition of vacation rental operations software solution VRScheduler. Founded in 2017, VRScheduler’s platform enables property managers of all property types to better manage and deploy their operational resources, dramatically lowering costs and increasing efficiency. […]
Rentals United and Evolve announce partnership
Barcelona: Channel manager Rentals United has announced a partnership with Denver-based Evolve. Evolve, which made the top ten of The Top 50 Property Managers of the World List of 2020, is a property management company with approximately 15,000 properties under management across the United States. CEO Brian Egan was recently featured in Rentals United’s Secret Sauce Podcast speaking of how he grew his company to 15,000 […]
COSI Group acquires Friendly Rentals
Spain / Germany: Berlin-based COSI Group, a technology provider in the short-term rental sector and driver of the new ‘commercial living’ asset class, has announced the acquisition of Friendly Rentals, the largest provider for short-term rentals in Barcelona with additional properties in Valencia, Seville, and San Sebastian. In a transaction supported by boutique advisory firm AJL Atelier, COSI Group acquired 100 […]
Sustainable platform Smarter launches in London
UK: A new marketplace which claims to be the first sustainable short stay platform of its kind and to offer access to premium homes – Smarter – has launched in London. In response to the boom in the short stay staycation market following a year of travel restrictions, Smarter is designed to offer a fresh […]