Condo-World founder Roy Clyburn passes away
US: Roy Clyburn, founder and CEO of Myrtle Beach-based vacation rental management company Condo-World, has passed away unexpectedly at the age of 85. Clyburn, who founded Condo-World in 1986 with 12 condos, died on Sunday at home in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Regarded as a pioneer in the vacation rental industry, Clyburn grew Condo-World […]
Short Stay Summit 2021: Toby Babich and Susan Doull, VRMA
US / UK: Ahead of the 2021 Short Stay Summit, STRz editor Paul Stevens interviewed VRMA president Toby Babich and board member Susan Doull about the initiatives and campaigns that the VRMA has been working on during the pandemic, what the future holds for the association, and their reasons for excitement ahead of the Summit […]
Microsoft confirms OYO investment to digitally transform travel industry
India: Microsoft and travel technology company OYO have announced that they have entered a multi-year strategic alliance to co-develop next-generation travel and hospitality products and technologies. OYO will now adopt Microsoft Azure as a key enabler to drive cloud-based innovations and “reimagine” the hospitality and travel tech industry. The solutions will be geared to benefit […]
Boostly partners with Rentals United
UK / Spain: Boostly, an online training platform for hospitality owners, has joined forces with channel management solution Rentals United to provide users with direct booking technology and custom-web design. API [application programming interface] allows two applications to communicate with one another to access data. From a user’s perspective, APIs allow people to complete certain actions, without leaving […]