Sign up for RockSTRz challenges / opportunities webinar
Worldwide: RockSTRz returns for a new webinar series this coming Tuesday 29 June [4pm BST] with an expert panel discussing ‘The challenges and opportunities facing the short-term rental industry’ [Sponsored by Flywire]. The webinar will address the principal challenges and opportunities facing the short-term rental industry as we look towards a post-pandemic future, ranging from […]
Handiscover secures €1.5m in funding
Sweden: Malmö-based accessible travel startup Handiscover has raised €1.5 million [15 million Swedish Krona. / $1.74 million] from the EIC European Innovation Council] Fund to support its international growth plans. A specialised OTA for travellers with reduced mobility, disabilities or special needs, Handiscover, which was founded in 2015, offers booking options for holiday accommodation including […]
CVC invests £250m in Away Resorts
UK: Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has invested £250 million in UK holiday park operator Away Resorts to secure a majority stake in the business. According to sources close to the transaction, the investment is close to four times the amount invested by buyout firm Freshstream in 2019. Away Resorts founder and chief executive, […]
Reside Worldwide makes strategic UK hire
US: Proptech and alternative accommodations firm, Reside Worldwide, which operates in over 20,000 cities and 60 countries, has strengthened its international presence by appointing Juliet Howie as its new vice president of global enterprise sales based in London, UK. Howie started in the VP role in April and added additional local support to Reside’s growing demand […]