With travel bouncing back across Latin America in a big way, travel startup HOLT is making the leap into Mexico and beyond. HOLT is a global short term rental operator, combining larger homes with hotel-style amenities and 24/7 support.
HOLT was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, but have since doubled their staff and expanded into two new cities. The company was co-founded by chief executive Benjamin Earley, a former founder of Paul Evans and JPMorgan Asset Manager, and chief operating officer Ioana HOLT, an NYU-graduate and former restaurant owner.
Currently operating in Aspen, Colorado and Bucharest, Romania, HOLT has now added two more arrows to their quiver. “We wanted to be in Mexico in 2020. While the pandemic certainly slowed us down a bit, we were still able to achieve our goals of getting a handful of properties in Mexico fully renovated and hosting guests by 2021,” said Mr. Earley. “We much prefer hosting group travel to single unit bookings, and with our…