Worldwide: Cloud-based global accommodation platform AltoVita has launched its Flexible Rentals Market Survey, powered by AltoVita with Serviced Apartment News and ShortTermRentalz, both belonging to the International Hospitality Media [IHM] portfolio.
US / Spain: Flexible housing marketplace Anyplace has announced a partnership with channel management solution Rentals United, one which they claim is “an industry first” for the mid- and long-term stay marketplace.
Australia: Frasers Property Management has a selection of serviced apartments to its national portfolio of residential properties for rent.
US: Hospitality company D. Alexander has decided to eliminate all short-term rentals and reinvent its business to mid-term rentals in order to provide people with “safe, clean escapes to heal, rejuvenate, be productive and continue to keep living mindfully”.
UAE: UAE-based IBC Group announced plans to spend $5 billion on acquiring 10,000 properties to furnish and manage as holiday homes in Dubai.
It describes Havn as “a new short-term rental housing platform that aims to change the game for the better, bringing within reach low-cost, professionally managed apartments available across the US with a simple search”. Havn has search-and-book capability, with rates starting at $71 per day in 30 major metro areas
US: Corporate housing company Travelers Haven has launched Havn, an online booking platform for furnished lets of 30 nights and more.
SAN talks to James Burrows, COO and co-founder of Rentals United, about converging distribution channels for serviced apartments and vacation rental units. • What is Rentals United and what can it bring to the serviced apartment world? “Rentals United is a cloud-based service for short-term rental professionals to manage and
US: Hotel group Hyatt has taken a minority investment in short-term rental platform Oasis.
US: Stay Alfred, a startup that operates short-term rentals in the downtown areas of major US cities, has closed a $15 million Series A investment round.
