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News from the short-term rental industry
Booking.com is launching new professional features at the same time it is withdrawing from the Google Vacation Rental platform. Google adds a new search option for vacation rentals, and Chinese Airbnb...
Considerations regarding the European Commission's Agenda for the collaborative economy
At a time when the regulations applicable to businesses in the sharing economy (Airbnb, Uber, Blablacar...) are increasingly varied throughout the EU, the European Commission is examining the subject ...
AccorHotels acquires shares in two online rental platforms
With the formalization of its purchase of holdings in the capital of the digital French platform Squarebreak and the American Oasis Collections, AccorHotels confirms its growing interest in new commer...
Private accommodations (AirBnB, Homeaway...): what are the regulations in Europe?
The so-called "collaborative" offer, consisting of private residential accommodations made available to tourists through different online platforms (type Airbnb, Homelidays, Wimdu, Onefinestay, etc.),...
Sweet Inn, the new concept described by Paul Besnainou
The CEO of the new player in European tourist accommodations presents its concept. Midway between a hotel and apartment sharing, Sweet Inn offers accommodations in the center of major cities with cust...
TourInvest Forum 2015: The real value of the sharing economy
At TourInvest Forum 2015, Vanguélis Panayotis, COO of MKG Group, presented a detailed analysis of “accommodation sharing” in France, focusing on key actors such as AirBnB and Abritel/Homelidays. This ...
Alternative products: 2-in-1 offers and sometimes more
Co-branded hotels, multi-use developments, hybrid accommodations concepts, every means is good for seducing a broader clientele and guaranting a hotel’s year-round occupancy. Moreover, services are mu...
Ascott invests $50 million in Tujia, Chinese AirBnB; paves way for Tujia's EMEA entry
Ascott announced it had invested $50 million in Tujia.com, through the lastest funding round of the Chinese home rental platform. This should also enable Tujia to enter EMEA markets in a near future, ...
Barcelona: Ada Colau pursues her battle against illegal rentals
The mayor of Barcelona announced three new methods for battling the noxious effects of illegal rental of tourist accommodations, particularly on Barcelona's market.
Tujia.com, the Chinese Airbnb, seeks international growth
The Chinese version of Airbnb, Tujia.com, is now valued at more than a billion dollars and hopes to branch out of its home market to conquer others around the world.
A former director at Blackstone becomes financial director at Airbnb
Laurence Tosi, formerly the financial director at the investment fund Blackstone, will soon occupy the same functions within the collaborative platform.
Hyatt invests in a competitor of Airbnb
A subsidiary of Hyatt Hotels Corporation participated in raising 40 million dollars in capital to the benefit of Onefinestay, a competitor of Airbnb.
AirBnB worth $24 billion
The private apartments renting platform has launched a new billion dollars fundraising that value it at $24 billion.
Alternative accommodations: is the hotel industry being ubered?
While accommodations rented privately are progressing in the tourism industry, their impact on the hotel business is growing, as may be seen in results from a survey by Hospitality ON with Olakala.
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