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...Hotel villas Private villas within the grounds of luxury hotels are enjoying a Covid-linked surge in demand, according to Jules Maury, head of Scott Dunn Private....
...Matina Pagoni, president of the doctors’ association in Athens, warned that more islands would follow the Mykonos lockdown if rules were not observed....
...A push upmarket has been expected since Airbnb acquired Luxury Retreats, a Canadian vacation rental company, in 2017....
...We head to the private members’ club in a taxi, and Henderson is greeted at the door like a part-owner (he isn’t)....
...HomeAway had its origins as a classified listing site: after seeing an ad, travellers could call owners to book and then pay in person....
...The travelogue would be little more than a high society vacation diary were it not for the individuals involved....
...One property owner in Leeds was reported as trebling his income after making the switch. It is a trend worrying landlords and renters alike....
...After an early start from the UK to reach your chosen villa in the sun, you arrive many hours later, ready to relax poolside with a chilled drink....
...Villas.com, the vacation rental site operated by booking.com, which includes plenty of plush pads, boasts 308,000 vacation homes....
...One reason for the increase in supply is that Greek owners of multiple vacation homes, a popular investment in the freewheeling noughties, are downsizing....
...Hotel industry advocates have also been lobbying officials in cities throughout Europe and the US to take a closer look at the likes of Airbnb, HomeAway and Vacation Rentals By Owner, accusing peer-to-peer...
...Peter Craig, chief executive of the Superyacht Racing Association, says: “Handicapping such a disparate fleet in size and design is a huge challenge.”...
...Christian Jensen-Broby is vice-president of Marriott Vacation Club International, with 3,000 fractional owners at developments at Lake Tahoe, California, in London’s Mayfair and, from later this year, at...
...Demand for renting old stone houses has remained strong this year, with high-end tourists from the European Union seeking slightly less luxurious vacations than in past years....
...Then fellow US investors snapped up English football clubs when Randy Lerner, owner of the Cleveland Browns, bought Aston Villa, and Tom Hicks and George Gillett acquired Liverpool....
...“Sales of pet products and services have been growing at 6 to 8 per cent a year,” says Bob Vetere, head of the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association....
...Masserie usually look like a cross between a villa and a medieval fortress....
...This task can easily be overwhelming when you are dealing with several thousand store owners as part of a franchise system....
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