Reading Time: 2 minutesKeyNest, a network of key exchange points for serviced accommodation providers and users, has closed its first investment round from a group of angel investors.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: YouGov’s latest BrandIndex research shows that Airbnb customers are the strongest advocates of any brand

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: San Francisco-based vacation rental startup Tripping.com has raised $35 million in a Series C funding round.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Wyndham Vacation Rentals has made an investment in Unique Ventures (trading as Veeve).

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Serviced apartment provider Skyline has partnered with AirPortr to offer bag-free travel for guests travelling to or from London’s airports.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: RentalsCombined.net has announced a partnership with SiteMinder designed to “enable hoteliers and serviced apartment providers to take on the sharing economy”.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUAE: Bespoke Hotels MEA has reached agreement to partner with Quintessentially in the UAE.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Software Answers, a provider of technology solutions for serviced apartments, corporate housing, and aparthotels, has opened a London office.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Expedia has launched Rev+, a revenue management tool for serviced apartment operators and hoteliers.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteCanada: MasterKey Alliance, a tech company in the corporate housing and serviced apartment space, has hired John Decoste to up sales and business development for the Americas.