Rentals to Rescue supports refugees in Ukraine
US / Ukraine: Rentals to Rescue, a group of hospitality professionals, has revealed that it has helped to house ten families / people from funds raised back in March and April through a GoFundMe page.
VITUR Summit 2021: Brian Hamaoui + Matt Loney, GuestX
Spain: In the third interview recorded at the 2021 VITUR Summit in Malaga, STRz editor Paul Stevens spoke to GuestX podcast co-hosts Brian Hamaoui and Matt Loney about how the guest experience has evolved as travel returns amid the pandemic, their reasons for attending VITUR in the first place, and their main conclusions from the […]
CiiRUS announces creation of HomeBeds ‘bedbank’ platform
US: Vacation rental software company CiiRUS has partnered with travel industry experts Rich Bagshaw and Rob Dempster to launch HomeBeds, which it claims is the world’s “first direct, exclusive bedbank for vacation rental homes”. HomeBeds will provide travel agents and tour operators with access to more than 25,000 professionally managed homes, directly sourced in partnership with management […]
CiiRUS Vacation Rental Software partners with Virgin Holidays
US: CiiRUS Vacation Rental Software has been named as the new technology and distribution partner for Virgin Holidays in a major announcement. The company says that the announcement with Virgin doubles down on its goal to make its customers more operationally efficient and increase their revenue, as well as give back to its property managers […]
Love Rentals and market concentration in Florida: Brian Hamaoui, CiiRUS
US: ShortTermRentalz spoke to Brian Hamaoui, vice president of Love Florida at CiiRUS Vacation Rental Software, about his company’s newly-created program, “Love Rentals” and the challenges associated with concentration in key U.S target markets such as Florida. What is the Love Rentals program and how will this be of interest to the short-term rental industry, […]