reAlpha launches fractional ownership platform for STRs

US: AI-powered real estate technology and investment company, reAlpha, has launched a fractional ownership platform for short-term rentals.
2023 Shortyz Awards receive record number of entries

Worldwide: The 2023 Shortyz Awards received a record number of entries during the submissions period which closed last week, with more than 390 entries submitted right across the world – a rise of more than 10 per cent on the figures for 2022.
OTA Insight names Bhogaraju as new COO

US: Cloud-based hospitality business intelligence platform OTA Insight has appointed Vivek Bhogaraju as its new chief operating officer [COO].
STRz Podcast 43: John Andrew Entwistle, Wander

For episode 43 of the ShortTermRentalz podcast, we’re joined by John Andrew Entwistle, founder and CEO of smart home rental platform Wander, to learn more about building the travel experience of the future, how the company’s real estate investment trust Atlas will revolutionise the industry, and the opportunities ahead for Wander at the index of vacation rentals.
Operto raises US$25m in Series B financing round

Canada: Smart device automation and SaaS software, Operto Guest Technologies, has secured US$25 million in a Series B funding round.