Airbnb could be found liable for California listing shooting
US: A San Francisco Superior Court Judge has overruled a demurrer by Airbnb to dismiss a case brought by the parents of an 18-year-old boy who was killed in a shooting at an illegal party at a California listing that was rented out via the platform.
Competition heats up for leisure guests between hotels and STRs
US: A new joint report from hospitality data supplier STR and short-term rental analytics provider AirDNA shows that competition between short-term rentals and hotels has accelerated in the fight for leisure guests
Property manager WanderJaunt ceases operations
US: San Francisco-based short-term rental property management company WanderJaunt is shuttering operations across its eight markets in the United States.
Anyplace launches Anyplace Select to facilitate remote working
US: Flexible housing marketplace Anyplace has launched Anyplace Select, apartments designed specifically for remote workers that include a fully-equipped office and gigabit internet in San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York City. Due to the pandemic, remote work has become more normalised, allowing people to experience the work-from-anywhere lifestyle without having to quit their jobs. […]
Beyond Pricing names Brinkman as new CEO
US: Revenue management platform Beyond Pricing has announced that chief operating officer Julie Brinkman will become the company’s new CEO, while current CEO and founder, David Kelso, will transition to chairman and chief technology officer to focus on new products and innovation at the company. Brinkman joined Beyond in early 2020 and was integral in […]
San Francisco hospitality venues reopen for tourists
US: San Francisco mayor London Breed has announced that hospitality venues in the city may once again welcome leisure travellers. The city had previously only allowed essential workers or essential traveller to occupy the city’s hospitality properties. San Francisco had initially spent over $100 million renting hotel rooms for aide workers and the city’s sizeable […]
San Francisco tourism expected to fully recover in 2025
US: According to research by San Francisco Travel Association [SFTA], the number of visitors to the city is expected to contract by over 50 per cent with a predicted $10.7 billion loss in visitor spending for 2020 and 2021. For the first time in ten years, the SFTA is forecasting a significant drop in visitor […]
Globe founders at risk of “fine or imprisonment” in San Francisco
US: The founders of hourly home-sharing startup Globe, formerly known as Recharge, have been threatened with “fines or imprisonment” by officials in San Francisco authorities if they do not immediately halt their business. The letter sent by city officials to founders Emmanuel Bamfo and Eric Xu claimed that the startup appeared to violate a shelter-in-place […]
Travel startup Tempted aims to set up rental partnerships
USA: Tempted, a new San Francisco startup, is intending to link its new technology with the short-term rental industry’s biggest players. The business model of Tempted capitalises on the market of exhausted parents or those without children, advertising vacation offers such as accommodation, resorts, restaurants, cruises and tours that are adult only. The founder, entrepreneur […]
Landing launches in five more cities in the United States
US: San Francisco-based short-term rental company Landing, which offers a membership model that aims to add greater flexibility to renting, is launching in five further cities across the United States. Launching in Nashville, Austin, New York, Los Angeles and Birmingham [US], Landing allows members to lease fully-furnished, luxury apartments in “seriously elevated urban villages”. It […]