Andy Fenner is stepping down as CEO of the STAA.
Andy Fenner is stepping down as CEO of the STAA.
And his parting message to the sector is sharper than you'd expect.
Yesterday at the Short Stay Summit, he used his final opening speech to tell the room:
UK short-term rentals are no longer on the margins of tourism policy.
They're at the top table.
Now the sector needs to stop being defensive and start speaking with confidence.
He's right.
Because while he's been running the STAA, the industry around him has been growing up fast.
Yesterday alone:
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