European Union to hike VAT on sharing economy platforms
Estonia / EU: EU diplomats have reached an agreement on VAT [value-added tax] rule reforms that would result in tax hikes for sharing economy platforms including Airbnb and ride-sharing service Uber after Estonia dropped its previous veto position.
Pikl selected for Tech Nation Fintech 3.0 programme
UK: Sharing economy insurance provider Pikl has qualified as one of 31 fintech and insurtech companies to have been chosen for this year’s cohort. This is the first year that insurtech companies have been eligible for the Fintech programme. In recognition of the impact Pikl has made to the industry over the last three years, founder […]
Polaris and Pikl to create standards for sharing economy products
UK: Insurance product technology and standards provider, Polaris, has announced that it has agreed a ‘market-first’ set of new standards specifically for the increased demand for short-term insurances. This launch has been attributed to the dialogue it has been having with sharing economy insurance specialist Pikl, who published a 2019 report focused on short-term sharing. […]
Quality in Tourism releases ‘Next Disaster Story’ white paper
UK: Tourism and hospitality performance assessor Quality in Tourism has released its white paper report, entitled ‘Safety Standards in the Sharing Economy: The Next Disaster Story’. The purpose of the white paper is to highlight some of the issues that the industry is facing and more importantly, a solution that hosts can adopt to ultimately […]
Import.io: The use of alternative data to compete in the sharing economy
Worldwide: ShortTermRentalz speaks to Gary Read, CEO of web data provider Import.io, about how travel companies are using alternative web data to compete with the largest players in the sharing economy. “Property management companies (PMC), online booking sites and software vendors (e.g. market intelligence, revenue management, etc.) currently rely on primarily two types of data […]
Remaining competitive in the sharing economy
Worldwide: In this guest article, Book4Time founder and CEO, Roger Sholanki, speaks about how short-term rentals and hotels can remain competitive in the travel accommodation market. “The sharing economy, which introduced companies like Airbnb, has been a major disruptor in the lodging industry. “Millions of rentals – Airbnb alone has grown to include five million […]
Capita’s Leigh Cowlishaw on the future of the sharing economy
Capita director of proposition, Leigh Cowlishaw, speaks to ShortTermRentalz about the future of the sharing economy and her pride at the company being shortlisted for the Best Travel Management Company award at the Serviced Apartment Awards.
The asset-light lifestyle
Michael Kordvani looks at how coworking and the experiential economy is changing the way we live and work in urban environments. They say happiness doesn’t come from owning stuff but from getting the experience stuff can provide. If that is the truth, then sharing a coworking space in NYC is as good as making part-time […]
Guy Westlake: unlocking value in society with short-term rentals
STRz talks to Guy Westlake, the CEO of Lavanda, about the potential of short-term rentals to unlock value in society and shape the future of urban living. • What is your background? “Prior to starting Lavanda, I was head of marketing at Shutl (acquired by eBay in 2013) and the company’s first employee. Shutl is […]
Travel buyers warming to sharing economy options
UK: A recent poll of travel buyers has shown an increase in the incorporation of sharing economy providers in travel programmes and their independent use among travellers. In a poll of 243 buyers by the Business Travel Show, 58 per cent of respondents agreed that alternative accommodation and transport providers such as Airbnb and Uber are a […]