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Abode Luxury Rentals adopts storytelling strategy for AI travel search
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Abode Luxury Rentals has created individual fictional narratives for almost 200 vacation homes as part of a strategy intended to differentiate its portfolio and strengthen its visibility within AI-generated travel recommendations.
Faye raises $50m to expand AI-powered travel protection platform
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Travel protection platform Faye has raised $50 million in Series C funding to support its international expansion, develop its AI capabilities and grow partnerships with travel companies.
TravelAI acquires Sonder brand and relaunches Sonder.com
Reading Time: 2 minutesCanada: Travel technology company TravelAI has acquired Sonder’s trademarks and domain portfolio and relaunched Sonder.com as a discovery and booking platform for boutique hotels and professionally managed urban accommodation.
The real ROI of guest communication: The link between higher ADR and five-star reviews
Reading Time: 5 minutesUK: For years, operators have evaluated AI by the hours it saves. A six-month analysis of HostBuddy properties suggests we have been watching the wrong number.
Putting guest messaging on autopilot: Affitti Brevi Italia partners with Aeve AI
Reading Time: 3 minutesAeve AI explains how its partnership with Affitti Brevi Italia is helping the short-term rental operator automate routine guest messaging.
Beyond expands AI offering with revenue management tools
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Revenue management platform Beyond has launched a suite of AI-powered tools designed to help automate pricing, optimise listings and streamline operations.
Conduit introduces AI platform for the hospitality industry
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Artificial intelligence-powered hospitality technology company Conduit has launched a new platform designed to automate daily operations across hotels, serviced apartments and short-term rentals.
RentalReady unveils new AI tools
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrance: RentalReady has launched new artificial intelligence capabilities designed to help short-term rental property managers access and analyse operational data more efficiently.
Sonder co-founder Davidson launches AI travel agent Odessia
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: The co-founder of Sonder, Francis Davidson, has built an AI travel agent called Odessia using the engineering platform LangChain.
Guesty launches Copilot to support revenue and performance insights
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Guesty has launched Guesty Copilot, a new AI-powered capability designed to help short-term and vacation rental operators better understand the drivers behind revenue and operational performance.