Property Management Systems

Event / Online

The year in review and the year ahead presented by Phocuswright, PhocusWire and Miles Partnership

December 14, 2023

Make plans to join this free webinar that will provide insights and guidance on key travel topics that are critical for the year ahead. Register Now

News / Startups

Ireland’s Shackle raises £12M for digital hospitality platform

By Mitra Sorrells | September 26, 2023

The startup provides contactless tools to manage hotel services such as check-in, room entry, food ordering and payments and last year raised $5.5 million in seed funding. Read More

News / Technology

HotelRunner acquires point-of-sale system PayPad

By Mitra Sorrells | September 19, 2023

Founded in 2011, this is HotelRunner’s third acquisition, and the company said it is a “significant milestone” as its first product for on-premises sales and payments for hotels. Read More

News / Technology

How the digital guest journey is unlocking the next era of hospitality

By Harman Singh Narula – Canary Technologies | August 28, 2023

Leading hotels, hospitality brands and management groups are turning to technology solutions to help create more personalized guest-staff interactions, automate rote administrative processes, improve... Read More

News / Startups

How travel startups are having success with crowdfunding

By Linda Fox | August 23, 2023

Startups Jurny, Your.rentals and Well Traveled used crowdfunding to raise capital and engage their customer communities amid a challenging fundraising environment. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Tech's answer to the new world of hospitality platforms

By Martin Reichenbach – Apaleo | August 11, 2023

As hospitality businesses diversify like never before, it’s clear that status quo for hospitality platforms is a thing of the past, opening the doors to a world of possibilities. Read More

News / Technology

Civitfun acquires GRS, adds hotel group booking capability

By Linda Fox | July 25, 2023

Civitfun, which offers automated hotel check-ins, has added group booking functionality to its stable through the acquisition of GRS. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Hotel check-in and the new discipline of guest service management

By Mrunal Desai - Aavgo | July 24, 2023

The rapid progress of technology has opened a new world of creative thinking around what the future of guest check-in should look like. Read More

Interview / Startups

Operto - Launch pitch at Phocuswright Europe 2023

By PhocusWire | July 17, 2023

Operto is a guest technology and property management platform. Read More

News / Distribution

Access Group acquires Guestline to expand offerings to hotel sector

By Derek Catron | July 14, 2023

Guestline's cloud software platform supports over 2,900 venues in 23 countries through its end-to-end distribution, property management and guest experience system. Read More

News / Startups

With acquisition, South Korea’s ONDA can manage all types of properties

By Derek Catron | July 10, 2023

The company’s moves included forming a subsidiary, OATech, after acquiring the hotel property management system business unit of Oasis Story, a Korean-based B2B solutions provider. Read More

News / Startups

Hostaway raises $175M for vacation rental tech expansion

By Linda Fox | May 31, 2023

Hostaway, which launched in 2016, plans to put the funds towards recruitment, strengthening customer service and further growth, with acquisitions potentially in the cards. Read More

News / Startups

Kasa Living expands into single-home vacation rentals

By Mitra Sorrells | May 11, 2023

The company is adding luxury single-family homes to its portfolio of properties that primarily includes apartment-style accommodations. Read More

News / Technology

Travel tech expands reach in hospitality schools

By Derek Catron | May 9, 2023

A classroom tech revolution, accelerated by COVID and partnerships with travel leaders, means more of today’s hospitality students are exposed to the latest gadgets and cloud-based systems and learn to... Read More