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Angel Host and INTO partner for INTO GUESTY solution
Reading Time: 2 minutesCanada: INTO, a company specialising in AI integration, and rental maximisation startup Angel Host have partnered to launch INTO GUESTY.
Nubank to enter travel category with Hopper partnership
Reading Time: 2 minutesCanada / LatAm: Brazilian neobank and digital financial services platform, Nubank, is making its first step into the travel category by partnering with Canadian online travel agency and app, Hopper.
PSG leads fresh $175m capital raise for Hostaway
Reading Time: 2 minutesCanada / Finland: All-in-one vacation rental software and management system, Hostaway, has announced a $175 million capital raise.
Hostaway launches landmark ChatGPT AI tool
Reading Time: 2 minutesCanada: Hostaway claims to have become the first vacation rental property management software [PMS] to launch a ChatGPT-powered artificial intelligence [AI] tool within its platform.
Fülhaus launches AI design platform for furnished real estate
Reading Time: 2 minutesCanada: Fülhaus, a furnishing provider for short-term rental properties, hotels and furnished rental properties, has released an AI Interior Designer within its furniture and decor ordering platform.
Autohost closes pre-seed funding round
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCanada: Autohost will use this funding to strengthen teams across sales, customer success, product and software development.
Vancouver brings in accommodation tax for 2026 FIFA World Cup
Reading Time: 2 minutesCanada: An additional 2.5 per cent tax is being applied on short-term accommodations in Vancouver to fund the costs of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will be co-hosted by Canada, the United States of America, and Mexico.
Airbnb rolls out new anti-party technology in USA and Canada
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS / Canada: Airbnb is introducing a new “anti-party” tools in the United States and Canada to help identify potentially high-risk reservations and prevent those users from acting irresponsibly on the platform.
Rental Escapes adds 750 properties to luxury portfolio
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCanada: Full-service luxury villa rental company Rental Escapes has added 750 properties from around the world to its portfolio.
Hostaway data reveals record-breaking bookings for US holiday season
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCanada: New data from all-in-one vacation rental software Hostaway has shown that travel bookings for the holiday season are on the rise in the United States. Autumn and winter 2021 are set to see record-setting bookings during the holidays and long weekends for vacation rentals in particular, with average nightly rates up 23 per cent from last […]