Alternative Accommodation

PhocusWire's in-depth coverage of the alternative accommodation sector, featuring news, analysis, interviews, research and more on home-sharing, short-term rentals, timeshare, homestays and other property types.

News / Startups

“Nomadic traveler”-focused hospitality brand Selina goes public

By Mitra Sorrells | October 28, 2022

Founded in 2014 and based in London, Selina’s portfolio includes 163 open or secured properties in 25 countries. Read More

News / Startups

Bob W secures €21M in Series A funding

By Linda Fox | October 25, 2022

The round for the Helsinki-based business was led by IDC Ventures, Elevator Ventures, Verve Ventures and Flashpoint. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: HolidayHero wants to help hotels and rentals digitalize the guest experience

By Linda Fox | October 25, 2022

Amsterdam-based HolidayHero provides property rental hosts and hotels with software to save time on guest management, boost revenue and improve the guest experience. Read More

News / Technology

Breezeway raises $15M for property care and guest platform

By Jill Menze | October 21, 2022

The Series B round follows the hospitality technology company’s $8 million haul in August 2020. Read More

News / Online

Australia’s Camplify acquires European RV rental marketplace PaulCamper

By Mitra Sorrells | October 20, 2022

The acquisition adds operations in Germany as well as Austria and the Netherlands for Camplify, doubling the size of its business as measured by customers, fleet size, bookings and gross profit. Read More

News / Online

Revolut adds rental homes to existing accommodation offering

By Linda Fox | October 19, 2022

The U.K.-based company says the launch of Homes is part of its Stays accommodation booking service, unveiled in 2021. Read More

News / Startups

Holidu scores €100M to expand in existing markets

By Linda Fox | October 19, 2022

The Series E investment was led by 83North, with Northzone, HV Capital, Vintage Investment Partners, Commonfund Capital and existing investors also participating. Read More

News / Online

Safely raises $12M to expand its short-term rental insurance solutions

By Mitra Sorrells | October 19, 2022

Founded in 2013, Safely provides guest screening and insurance for individual homeowners and professional property managers. Read More

News / Online

Airbnb names OMG! Fund hosts, launches noise-monitoring technology

By Jill Menze | October 17, 2022

Airbnb has announced the recipients of its $10,000,000 OMG! Fund as well as a partnership with Minut to provide noise-monitoring support for hosts. Read More

News / Online

Phocuswright Conference 2022: The maturing rentals sector

By PhocusWire | October 17, 2022

Leaders from Vacasa, Evolve and Hostfully discuss the opportunities and challenges facing the short-term rental sector at The Phocuswright Conference 2022. Read More

News / Online

RV travel stays the course: “There’s no going back”

By Jill Menze | October 14, 2022

Interest in RV rentals - a popular choice amid the pandemic - remains high, with platforms such as Outdoorsy exceeding $2 billion in total transactions. Read More

News / Online

Altido acquires Sherpa in latest in series of expansions

By Kathryn Walson | October 13, 2022

European property management company Altido’s growth has accelerated since it merged with DoveVivo in February 2022. Read More

News / Startups

Selina updates on public listing, reveals roadmap

By Linda Fox | October 13, 2022

The company, which announced a plan to go public via a business combination almost a year ago, says revenue for the first half of 2022 was $86 million, a 142% increase year-on-year. Read More

News / Online

RootRez raises $1.8M to launch lodging e-commerce software in new markets

By Jill Menze | October 13, 2022

Founded in 2015, Utah-based RootRez provides destination tourism organizations with a fully customizable white-label booking engine to help drive local economic demand. Read More