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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.
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.