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Skift unveils its 2020 Megatrends report: Review
Reading Time: 6 minutesWorldwide: Over the last decade, the hotel and hospitality industry has seen “seismic” change, according to the latest Megatrends report for the short-term rental industry from Skift. This includes an erosion of typical ideas of hotel brand loyalty, the rise of online and tech-based solutions for most business segments, a rise in sharing economy and, […]
NextPax and VTrips partnership bears major fruit
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Channel manager NextPax and vacation rental property management company VTrips announced a 600 per cent growth in booking rates through the Booking.com platform since their partnership began in 2018. This is also matched by a 35 per cent growth in content scores of VTrips properties. Formerly known as Vacation Rental Pros, before rebranding in 2018, VTrips […]
Soft launch for Culture Trip OTA
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: London-based media and content start-up Culture Trip has announced a soft launch for its OTA platform. The company, which last year raised $80 million to develop a travel business, has started the roll out of booking capability integrated into its curated content. A soft launch went live this week with a “contextualised” accommodation-only booking […]
Interview: Guesty co-founder and CEO, Amiad Soto, on 2018 and investment trends
Reading Time: 3 minutesShortTermRentalz spoke to Amiad Soto, co-Founder & CEO of property management platform, Guesty, about the company’s busy 2018 and potential investment trends in 2019. How does Guesty use smart technology and automation tools to support property management companies? “The Guesty platform provides property managers and management companies with an end-to-end solution to simplify the complex operational […]
Tech company Rentl launches program for real estate brokerages and agents
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Rentl, the tech-enabled short-term rental manager, has launched an end-to-end solution allowing real estate brokerages and their agents to set up rental programs under their own brand. Powered by Rentl will serve as a comprehensive backend solution, providing the necessary technology and operational infrastructure to service the brokerage’s listings. The program allows the agent […]
Burrows named as CEO of rental tech solution provider Rentals United
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Rentals United, the cloud-based channel manager and technology solution for the short-term rental industry, has announced James Burrows as its new chief executive officer. Burrows previously held the position of chief operating officer of Rentals United as well as being one of the company’s original co-founders when it was established in 2015. Rentals United […]
Hostmaker announced as founding member of inclusive tech alliance
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Hostmaker has been announced as a founding member of an alliance which is being launched to improve diversity within the tech sector. The Inclusive Tech Alliance (ITA) has been set up in response new research by agency Inclusive Boards that will show the sector is significantly lagging behind others on diversity within senior leadership. […]
Report: The European Vacation Rental Survey 2018 key points
Reading Time: 2 minutesEurope: Transparent has revealed its findings from the responses of over 500 European property managers between April and August in the European Vacation Rental Survey 2018. Its purpose was to provide a breakdown of all the activity of property management in Europe. The report was co-authored by the Spanish-based specialised data intelligence company for the […]
Airbnb-tracking app launched to alleviate housing crisis in Dublin
Reading Time: 2 minutesDublin: A web app, Wherebnb.io, has been produced by four Irish software developers as it aims to maximise short-term letting opportunities for Airbnb users in Dublin. The app’s developers have said that it could help to partially alleviate the shortage of available rental properties in the Irish capital, with the housing crisis in the city […]
HotelRunner launches Airbnb API Integration to support boutique hotels and B&Bs
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: HotelRunner, the leading sales channel management platform and B2B network for hotels and OTAs, has launched an integrated technology development with Airbnb. The two-way API connectivity will allow host to list their property rooms on Airbnb directly, so they can reach out to the rest of the Airbnb community. Properties that use HotelRunner will […]