Articles tagged “holiday lettings”

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UK Government to Consider Short-Term Rental Registrations and Inspections

Citing a substantial increase in Airbnb listings, UK government agencies Wednesday issued an "open call for evidence" about the impact of short-term rentals, and floated remedies such as physical inspections of properties and a registration requirement. The UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities, as well…

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Hotels

Acquisition-Hungry Awaze Refines Its Vacation Rental Strategy in Europe

Awaze is arguably Europe's largest vacation-rentals business for managed properties. While its acquisitions this week are eye-catching, the bigger news is that it's spending roughly $40 million this year on a tech push. That will help it make better use of its assets.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

Acquisition-Hungry Awaze Refines Its Vacation Rental Strategy in Europe

Tourism

Private Equity Firm KKR to Buy Roompot for $1.1 Billion in Bet on Vacation Parks

The buyout firm KKR paid close to the asking price Roompot, which runs 200 campsites and holiday homes in Denmark, the Netherlands, and elsewhere in Europe. PAI Partners made quite a profit on it, having bought Roompot for only about $700 million in 2016.

Bart Meijer, Reuters | 4 years ago

Private Equity Firm KKR to Buy Roompot for $1.1 Billion in Bet on Vacation Parks

Hotels

Tripadvisor Is Trying to Sell Its Vacation Rental Businesses

Some might consider it ironic that there's been a lot of talk about the possibility of Expedia Group shedding assets, but Tripadvisor is the one actively trying to sell its vacation rental businesses. There has been speculation for some time that Tripadvisor would make such a move — and now it's actually happening.

Dennis Schaal , Skift | 4 years ago

Tripadvisor Is Trying to Sell Its Vacation Rental Businesses

Hotels

Google Vacation Rental Partners Diverge on Whether to Name Guests in Reviews

Booking sites' guests reviews on Google have been a highly charged issue for years. The latest is that Airbnb and TripAdvisor are willingly giving Google their guest reviews of vacation rentals, but they are busy figuring out how not to give away the store in the process.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Google Vacation Rental Partners Diverge on Whether to Name Guests in Reviews