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Vitur Summit preview: “STRs are the solution to revitalise cities”
Reading Time: 3 minutesSpain: Ahead of the Vitur summit in Málaga this Wednesday through Friday, the president of FEVITUR, Miguel Angel Sotillos, defends the value of his sector before his speech at the most important event in Europe for the world of short-term rental and tourist apartments.
Malaga prepares to welcome rental professionals for Vitur Summit
Reading Time: 4 minutesSpain: Vitur Summit, one of the biggest events in the holiday rental industry, is being held in Malaga [at the Palacio de Ferias y Congresos) on 6-7 October.
Alterschool.travel closes €1.7m financing round
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Online education platform Alterschool.travel has closed a €1.7 million financing round to accelerate its growth in the vacation rental sector.
Short-term rental advocacy in time of crisis
Reading Time: 5 minutesWorldwide: James Burrows, CEO of channel management solution Rentals United, talks to prominent short-term rental associations, the STAA [Short Term Accommodation Association, in the UK] and FEVITUR [Spain], to discern the key areas in the short-term rental industry that are critical for advocacy and how the pandemic has affected those efforts. The short-term rental market has […]
Booking.com to headline the Short Stay Summit
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Quartz Smart Events has announced Booking.com as the headline partner for the newly launched Short Stay Summit which is opening on Friday 8 November 2019 in Barcelona. The Short Stay Summit is the latest addition to the growing Short Stay Show event portfolio which launched in London earlier this year. The Short Stay Show […]
Airbnb and HomeAway among founding members of Japanese rental association
Reading Time: 2 minutesJapan: A Japan Association of Vacation Rentals will be established in January, uniting nine founding members aiming to boost the country’s vacation rental tourism. These look set to include home-sharing ryokans (Japanese-style inns) that use residential facilities and event vacation rentals. The group will be coming together at a time when Japan has been strictly […]