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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 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 […]
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, […]
Mews integrates room keys with Apple and Google wallets
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNetherlands: Hospitality technology platform Mews has announced a new integration allowing hotel guests to access their room keys via Apple Wallet and Google Wallet, removing the need for separate apps or physical key cards. The update enables guests to unlock their rooms by tapping their phone or smartwatch similar to using a digital boarding pass or […]
Tuesday 11 March [4pm GMT] – AI in Hospitality: Opportunities, Challenges, and the Future of Guest Communication [In partnership with Dharma]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHosted by STRz editor Paul Stevens In partnership with Dharma Advances in AI technology offer PMs a huge opportunity to streamline and improve their guest communications. The webinar covers : How to connect in ways that feel personal, meaningful and efficient Creating experiences that your guests will remember and tell other about How to choose the […]