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Minut launches cigarette smoke detection on No Tobacco Day
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: To mark World No Tobacco Day [organised by the WHO – World Health Organisation], property monitoring company Minut has launched its latest innovation – cigarette detection – to prevent indoor smoking.
Airbnb highlights affordability and market expansion in Q1 report
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: Three months after notching a first-ever annual profit in Q4, Airbnb has reiterated its focus on affordability, supply growth and product and service expansion for the foreseeable future in its latest Q1 earnings report.
Hostaway launches landmark ChatGPT AI tool
Reading Time: 2 minutesCanada: Hostaway claims to have become the first vacation rental property management software [PMS] to launch a ChatGPT-powered artificial intelligence [AI] tool within its platform.
HomeToGo to launch Modes with inaugural AI Mode
Reading Time: 3 minutesLuxembourg / Germany: Vacation rental marketplace HomeToGo has announced further plans for the launch of HomeToGo Modes, a new line of curated search experiences.
Fülhaus launches AI design platform for furnished real estate
Reading Time: 2 minutesCanada: Fülhaus, a furnishing provider for short-term rental properties, hotels and furnished rental properties, has released an AI Interior Designer within its furniture and decor ordering platform.
STRz VITUR Summit 2023 preview [in Spanish]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: STRz editor Paul Stevens previews the 2023 VITUR Summit in Málaga, Spain, from 10-12 May, and the sorts of sessions and key speakers from whom attendees will be able to gain insights at the event.
Expedia launches ChatGPT trip planner
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Expedia Group has launched a ChatGPT-powered travel planning feature in the Expedia app that helps users plan their trips.
reAlpha buys Rhove to “democratise real estate investing”
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUSA: AI-powered real estate technology and investment company, reAlpha, has acquired investment and tech firm, Rhove, with co-founder and CEO, Calvin Cooper, joining reAlpha’s Advisory Board.
Airbnb’s Catherine Powell on safety, AI and sustainable tourism
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Catherine Powell, the first-ever global head of hosting at Airbnb, speaks to STRz about enhancing safety and security on the Airbnb platform, prioritising sustainable and responsible tourism, and how AI and machine learning will create a more personalised booking search experience from now on.
Duve introduces DuveAI to revolutionise guest experience
Reading Time: 3 minutesIsrael: Tel Aviv-based guest experience platform Duve has announced that it is planning to release its latest innovation for guest experience management, DuveAI.