Renters acquires Croatian market leader Irundo as part of European expansion
[Sponsored Content] Poland: Poland’s largest short-term rental operator, Renters, has expanded its presence in Europe with the acquisition of Irundo, a leading apartment management company in Croatia. The move follows Renters’ entry into the Bulgarian market and forms part of its strategy to build a regional platform across Central and Eastern Europe. “This is our […]
Renters.pl buys majority stake in Bulgaria’s Flat Manager
Poland / Bulgaria: Warsaw-based short-term rental operator Renters.pl has bought a majority stake in Bulgarian peer Flat Manager.
AirDNA: December puts bow on record year for European STRs
Europe: Short-term rental data provider AirDNA’s latest monthly review for the European market has been released, shedding light on the industry’s journey through 2023 and some promising trends as we step into 2024.
Eurostat: Online booking platforms continued growth in Q2
Europe: Guests spent almost 153 million nights in short-term rental accommodation in the European Union in the second quarter of 2023, booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia Group or TripAdvisor, according to the EU’s statistical agency Eurostat.
Renters.pl secures €19m+ in private equity investment
Poland: Warsaw-based short-term rental operator Renters.pl has secured PLN 90 million [€19.2 million] in investment from Polish Enterprise Fund VIII [PEF VIII], a private equity fund managed by Enterprise Investors.
AirDNA: Supply in Europe reaches pre-pandemic levels
Europe: European short-term rental demand had a strong month in January, with 18.1 per cent more nights stayed than January 2022, and a huge 28 per cent more than in 2019, according to AirDNA.
CaptainBook.io raises €250,000 in pre-seed funding
Greece: In-destination channel manager CaptainBook.io has announced that it has raised €250,000 in a pre-seed funding round on startup investments platform SeedBlink. and plans to expand to Europe.
How is Poland’s rental market responding to Covid and the Ukraine war?
Poland: Mateusz Sabak, co-founder of Warsaw-based property management company RentPlanet, explores the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine on Poland’s short-term rental and tourism industries, as well as how the market is beginning to recover.
Airbnb signs “landmark” partnership with Krakow
Poland: Airbnb and the City of Krakow have announced that they have signed a “landmark” partnership to support and promote responsible tourism and exchange aggregated data about travel and tourism. As part of the partnership, Airbnb and the City of Krakow will work together with the aim of promoting responsible and sustainable tourism through educating […]
Airbnb to be the first target of digital tax regulations from Poland
Poland: Tadeuz Koscinski, the newly instated Polish finance minister, announced today plans to implement tax on Airbnb operators in Poland. The latest in plans by European leaders to understand and regulate Airbnb, FT reports that Koscinski seeks to tax not only operators, but the company itself. “If we’re going to be making sure that anyone […]