Qstay closes $4.6m pre-Series A funding round

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUAE: Dubai-based tech-driven hospitality brand and rental investment property management platform, Qstay, has raised $4.6 million in a pre-Series A funding round.
Canary Technologies raises $50m in Series C funding round

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Hospitality management technology firm Canary Technologies has secured $50 million in a Series C funding round.
Data and AI: Addressing key questions and tracking their potential

Reading Time: 6 minutesUS: STRz looks at the key questions that were raised and addressed at the 2024 Skift Data & AI Summit and NYU International Hotel Investment Conference in New York City.
Regional government plots stricter rental controls in Valencia

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: The regional government in Valencia plans to implement stricter controls on short-term rentals in the region this summer by banning licences for properties after they have been sold.
Boom appoints Tamir to advisory board

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Boom, an artificial intelligence [AI] platform for the short-term rental sector, has appointed Moshe Tamir, the former head of innovation at Generali Global Assistance, to its advisory board in its latest strategic hire.
HomeToGo to roll out fresh AI innovations

Reading Time: 3 minutesGermany: SaaS-enabled vacation rental marketplace HomeToGo has announced new updates on its product vision to build a “fully AI-powered marketplace”.
Short Stay Summit 2024: Lodgify

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Lodgify’s Marisa Rivera and Alberto Fernández Rodríguez speak to STRz at the 2024 Short Stay Summit at Old Billingsgate in London.
Short Stay Summit 2024: Boom CEO Shahar Goldboim

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Shahar Goldboim, founder and CEO of Boom, speaks to STRz at the 2024 Short Stay Summit at Old Billingsgate in London.
Boom appoints former Hilton executive to advisory board

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Boom, an artificial intelligence [AI] platform for the short-term rental sector, has appointed Hilton’s former president of global operations and development as chairman of the company’s newly launched advisory board.
Jurny introduces AI multi-agent system

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Vertically-integrated, artificial intelligence [AI]-powered property management solution Jurny has introduced its AI multi-agent system to automate short-term rental and hotel operations.