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LG highlights Pro:Centric Stay smart TV solution
Reading Time: 2 minutes[Sponsored Content] TV and electronics company LG has released a series of video ads showcasing how its Pro:Centric Stay platform enhances the guest experience in hospitality settings. In these three videos, LG highlights how its smart technology supports personalisation, convenience, and privacy for guests. “Just Look at the TV” – Digital Guide Simplifying guest experience […]
The Hidden Liability in Your Smart TV: Why Credential Clearing Matters
Reading Time: 5 minutes[Sponsored content] As connected devices become standard in short-term rentals, guest privacy risks are rising. Global TV and electronics company LG Electronics discusses why credential clearing on smart TVs is now a business essential and how LG’s commercial-grade technology helps property managers stay secure, compliant, and trusted. Picture This: A Guest Privacy Breach A guest […]
Urban Living Festival 2025: Key takeaways for short-term rentals
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: The 2025 Urban Living Festival offered a comprehensive look at the trends and challenges shaping hospitality and real estate. The two-day event began with property tours across Denmark Street, before culminating in a full day of panels, presentations, awards and networking at Mary Ward House. Across four Short Term Rentalz sessions, speakers shared insights […]
HomeToGo announces leadership changes
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGermany: Vacation rental group, HomeToGo, has announced strategic changes to its leadership division following its acquisition of Swiss tourism company Interhome. The company said the acquisition strengthens its position across the vacation rental value chain by giving it more direct touch points with guests during their stays. Its B2B arm, HomeToGo_PRO, is now the group’s […]
Winning the Shoulder Season: How Hospitality Pros Can Capture Hidden Demand
Reading Time: 3 minutes[Sponsored Content] Dynamic pricing and revenue management solution provider, Pricelabs, shares how to capture hidden demand and ‘win’ shoulder season. The highs of summer are fading. Bookings aren’t rolling in quite as fast, and calendars suddenly look emptier. For many hosts and small property managers, this transition into the shoulder season can feel like a slowdown…but […]
Sabre restructures and announces new partnership with Travelin.Ai
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Travel technology company Sabre has confirmed a partnership with blended travel platform Travelin.Ai while also restructuring its sustainability team, which saw the departure of senior executives. Sabre, which launched its SabreMosaic Travel Marketplace earlier this year, signed a deal with Travelin.Ai to provide the platform with access to airline and lodging content, including NDC […]
TourRadar launches AI Discovery tools with ChatGPT and Perplexity
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAustria: Online experiences marketplace TourRadar introduced new AI Discovery tools to help travellers plan and book multi-day tours, reflecting the wider adoption of generative AI in the travel industry. Online travel agency TourRadar rolled out the tools this month, integrating ChatGPT and Perplexity into its platform. The company said the features were aimed at making […]
UnderTheDoormat secures $7 million funding
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK / Middle East: Short-term rental solutions provider UnderTheDoormat Group has secured $7 million in a funding round led by tourism development company Omran Group. The round was supported by Smedvig Capital and other existing investors. The London-based STR business said that the funding will be used for international expansion and to support development of its technology […]
Nido Living partners with eviivo to power flex-living strategy in Iberia
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: Student accommodation operator Nido Living has partnered with PMS provider eviivo to expand its ‘flex living’ model across Iberia, adapting student housing for short-stay guests during peak holiday seasons. The collaboration follows Nido’s €1.2 billion acquisition of Brookfield Asset Management’s Iberian student housing portfolio, Livensa Living, in June. Since the partnership began in late […]
Saudi short-term rental platform Gathern raises $72m Series B
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSaudi Arabia: Riyadh-based short-term rental platform Gathern has secured $72 million [SAR 250 million] in Series B funding, valuing the company at over $266 million [SAR 1 billion]. The round was led by Sanabil Investments, with participation from STV, Nuwa Capital, Endeavor Catalyst, and Pinnacle Capital. Founded in 2017, Gathern has become one of the […]