Enso Connect unveils AI-powered Unified Inbox update

Reading Time: 2 minutesCanada: Guest management platform Enso Connect, which helps short-term rentals and boutique hotels to digitise and monetise guest experience, has announced a major update to its AI-powered Unified Inbox.
Hostfully debuts InboxAI tool to revolutionise guest communication

Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: Short-term rental property management platform Hostfully is aiming to revolutionise guest communication with the launch of InboxAI, a tool designed to dramatically reduce the time property managers spend on guest enquiries.
Besty AI secures $1.5m in seed funding

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Besty AI, an AI messaging solution for short-term rentals and hotels, has announced that it has raised $1.5 million in a seed funding round to accelerate its expansion strategy.
Airbnb partners with the IAFCI to combat travel scams

Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: Airbnb has partnered with the International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators [IAFCI] to help travellers book safely online and combat travel scams as consumers continue to make holiday plans around the world.
Guesty introduces automated messaging tool ReplyAI

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS / Israel: Property management software platform Guesty has announced the launch of ReplyAI, an automated messaging service for seamless guest communications.
STRz Podcast 52: Bart-Jan Leyts, Otamiser

Reading Time: < 1 minuteBelgium: For episode 52 of the ShortTermRentalz podcast, we’re joined by Bart-Jan Leyts, founder and CEO of Otamiser.
Key Data launches All-New Key Data update

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Vacation rental data, benchmarking and performance insights provider, Key Data Dashboard, has announced its most significant update yet with the All-New Key Data.
Boom launches “first 24-hour AI sales agent for STRs”

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Boom, an artificial intelligence [AI] platform for the short-term rental sector, has launched what it claims to be “the world’s first AI sales agent” as it continues to transform operational efficiency in short-term rentals.
Avantio makes two key hires to power innovation

Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Short-term rental property management software company Avantio has made two key hires for its next stage of growth in human-focused technology.
Booking.com warns of 900 per cent rise in AI-related travel scams

Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Marnie Wilking, chief information security officer at Booking.com, has issued a warning about the role that artificial intelligence [AI] is playing in the significant rise in travel scams over the last 18 months.