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Airbnb partners with the IAFCI to combat travel scams
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: Airbnb has partnered with the International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators [IAFCI] to help travellers book safely online and combat travel scams as consumers continue to make holiday plans around the world.
Wheelhouse launches Dynamic Sets insights platform
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Revenue management and financial intelligence software, Wheelhouse, has launched Dynamic Sets, a mapping and analytics platform designed to unlock revenue and growth opportunities for accommodations operators.
Guesty introduces automated messaging tool ReplyAI
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS / Israel: Property management software platform Guesty has announced the launch of ReplyAI, an automated messaging service for seamless guest communications.
Insurtech Faye closes $31m Series B funding round
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS / Israel: Digital travel insurance startup Faye has announced that it has raised $31 million in Series B funding.
Calls for Houston hosts to support Hurricane Beryl relief workers
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: Workbnb, a lodging platform specialising in workforce rental homes for construction workers and other workforce travellers within the skilled trades, has called on the short-term rental sector to support emergency workers operating in Houston in the wake of Hurricane Beryl.
Expedia Group to launch two co-branded One Key credit cards
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Expedia Group has announced a multi-year agreement with Wells Fargo and Mastercard to launch two new co-branded credit cards in the United States, which will complement the group’s recently launched One Key loyalty programme.
AutoCamp hires Terzi as new CMO
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Alternative lodging and outdoor hospitality brand, AutoCamp, has appointed Bryan Terzi as its new chief marketing officer.
Whimstay announces Expedia Group partnership
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Last-minute vacation rental booking site Whimstay has announced a partnership with Expedia Group in a bid to offer more choice and better rates to spontaneous travellers.
Snaptrip Group acquires The Hotel Guru
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Snaptrip Group, a collection of accommodation marketplaces [including LateRooms, Snaptrip and Dog Friendly Cottages], has acquired international hotel website The Hotel Guru for a seven-figure sum.
reAlpha completes $1.14m AiChat acquisition
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS / Singapore: AI-powered real estate technology and investment company, reAlpha, has acquired 85 per cent of the outstanding equity of Singapore-based, AI-powered conversational customer experience solutions provider AiChat.