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Homhero appoints former Shopify engineering executive as CTO
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAustralia: Property management software provider Homhero has appointed former Shopify senior development manager Dominik Wilkowski as chief technology officer as the company looks to strengthen its product development and enterprise offering.
Guesty releases trust accounting solution for Australia and New Zealand
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAustralia/New Zealand: Guesty has launched a trust accounting solution designed for short-term rental property managers in Australia and New Zealand.
Holidu integrates bestfewo.de to strengthen position in Germany
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGermany: Munich-based vacation rental platform Holidu is integrating bestfewo.de into its network, expanding its host base in Germany as consolidation accelerates across the European short-term rental market.
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.
Finest Retreats launches proprietary operations app
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Cornwall-based holiday lettings company Finest Retreats has launched a proprietary operations app designed to support housekeeping and property management across its UK portfolio.
Nearly half of property managers hit by increased competition in 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Nearly half of short-term rental hosts and property managers say increased competition in their local markets impacted their business in 2025, according to new industry research.
Guesty launches AI agent for revenue management
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Short-term rental software platform Guesty has launched an AI Agent for revenue management, introducing what the company says is the first embedded intelligence layer to unify pricing, availability, policies and listing performance directly within its platform. The tool is designed to give operators clearer and more automated revenue insights by drawing on what Guesty describes as one […]
Boom launches autonomous business agent
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: AI property management system Boom has launched BAM, a new Business Agentic Manager designed to autonomously manage tasks across guest communication, marketing, reporting and reviews for short-term rental operators. Miami-based Boom said the launch marks the next phase in its AiPMS platform, coming weeks after the company secured a $12.7 million funding round led […]
Arbio raises $36m Series A to build AI-native rental platform
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGermany: Berlin-based startup Arbio has raised $36 million in a Series A funding round led by Eurazeo, bringing the company’s total funding to more than $45 million. Other backers include OpenOcean, Atlantic Labs, and angel investors Philipp Freise and Justin Reizes (KKR), Johannes Reck and Tao Tao (GetYourGuide), and Din Bisevac (Buena). Arbio describes itself […]
Hospitable launches Owner Portals
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Property management software provider Hospitable has launched Owner Portals, a new feature that allows property managers to share real-time performance data with property managers, aiming to increase transparency, reduce admin, and strengthen relationships. The portals give owners instant access to key data such as live calendars, occupancy rates, nightly prices, and revenue summaries, without […]