Join Swapdesk, noshable + Loopa for ‘Pitch to Paul’ webinar

Worldwide: Three more short-term rental startups will step into the virtual Dragon’s Den / Shark Tank for the fourth ‘Pitch to Paul’ webinar to date on Tuesday 10 October [4pm BST].
Hopper lays off 30 per cent of team to achieve profitability

Canada: Gen Z- and millennial-friendly online travel agency [OTA], Hopper, has laid off 30 per cent of its team [affecting 250 employees] in a bid to achieve profitability.
New rental listings to be banned in Florence historic city centre

Italy: The Tuscan city of Florence has passed fresh legislation that will ban new short-term rental properties in the historic city centre from listing on platforms such as Airbnb.