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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.
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.