What We Learned From Short-Term Rentalz Summit

We attended the Short Term Rentalz Summit last week in London that featured industry experts across Europe and highlighted aspects of the short-term rental industry in Europe.

As a reporter covering short-term rentals, I predominantly speak to and cover the industry in America and so I was really looking forward to meeting and interacting with folks across the pond, and I have to say the range of topics covered and voices represented was impressive. 

Awaze CEO Henrik Kjellberg kicked off the event with a keynote talk stressing the inherent need we all share to meet, interact and have meaningful social connections with each other and how travel plays an important role in that. 

Sally Henry continued on the theme speaking about the state of short-term rentals in data. Most striking number I retained from the presentation was that the Taylor Swift Eras tour contributed $10 million to the short-term rental industry in the US this summer and that