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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 […]
Boom secures $12.7m funding to scale agentic AI
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: AI-powered property management system Boom has raised $12.7 million in a funding round led by Avenue Growth Partners, with participation from former Hilton International CEO Ian Carter, Goldman Properties CEO Scott Srebnick, and Siemplify co-founder Garry Fatakhov. The new investment will support Boom’s expansion into additional international markets, recruitment across engineering and data science, […]
Hospitable raises $1.5 million through customer and employee funding
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Property management software provider Hospitable has raised more than $1.5 million in funding directly from its customers and employees, moving away from traditional venture capital investment. A total of 100 people across 32 countries have invested, creating what the company describes as a community-owned model. The approach gives hosts, property managers and employees a […]
Hosts embrace AI for guest messaging as Hospitable reports 45% jump
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Hosts are increasingly leaning on artificial intelligence to handle guest communication, according to new data from property management software provider Hospitable. The company reported a 45 per cent increase in use of its AI-Suggested Replies feature in the first half of 2025 compared to the previous six months. Nearly 60 per cent of those […]
GuestyVal 2025 Mexico City: Through the Eyes of the CEO
Reading Time: 4 minutes[Sponsored Content] Amiad Soto, CEO of Property management software platform Guesty, reveals details of GuestyVal 2025 set to take place in Mexico City this September When Guesty announced that GuestyVal 2025 would take place in Mexico City this September, the industry took notice. Sponsors quickly signed on, and tickets are in high demand. GuestyVal is […]
Hospitable launches built-in dynamic pricing tool
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Property management software provider Hospitable has launched a dynamic pricing tool, offering integrated pricing automation at no extra cost. The embedded feature, now available across all Hospitable plans, provides real-time, hyperlocal pricing recommendations powered by market data, enabling hosts to optimise rates directly within their booking calendar. The launch comes as new figures from […]