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Ancillaries in the vacation rentals sector: 'The new frontier'?
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May 19, 2025
Guests are looking for more from their vacations—what will it take for the STR sector to fully embrace alternative revenue streams?
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Real time availability, pricing in AI will change hospitality distribution: Are you ready?
By Pablo Delgado - Mirai
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May 16, 2025
ARI, or availability, rates, inventory, could radically change the hotel booking process with real-time pricing.
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HBX Group acquires Civitfun to help hotels digitalize operations
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May 15, 2025
The companies plan to develop technology such as contactless check-in and check-out to enhance the guest experience, optimize operations and open up new revenue streams for hotels.
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Is technology helping hotels think beyond room revenue?
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May 13, 2025
Hotels are exploring concepts such revenue per available guest in a bid to offer more services, generate additional revenue and tap into the consumer desire for experiences.
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97% of STR hosts say tech is “critical” to success
By Abby Crotty
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May 12, 2025
Hospitable surveyed 566 short-term rental hosts across different management types, including self-managers, co-hosts and property managers.
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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Expedia Group, Sabre, Qantas and more...
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May 9, 2025
Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry.
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From dirty data to performing miracles - hotel approaches to AI
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May 5, 2025
Executives from Choice Hotels, Ennismore and Revinate shared tips on how to effectively use AI—and how to avoid pitfalls—at a hospitality industry event last week.
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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Sabre, Amadeus, Google, Etihad and more...
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May 2, 2025
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Casago's Steve Schwab on finalizing Vacasa and what lies ahead
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May 1, 2025
Casago CEO Steve Schwab discusses the value of the Vacasa deal, the importance of relationships and more in an exclusive interview.
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Sabre sells hospitality business for $1.1 billion
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April 28, 2025
The hospitality solutions business grew out of Sabre’s purchase of SynXis in 2005, and it has been building out retailing capabilities for hotels in recent years.
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Startup Stage: SuiteOp wants to help STRs and hotels automate operations
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April 28, 2025
Guest operations platform SuiteOp is "laser focused" on its goal of turning manual processes into "100% automation."
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April 25, 2025
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Short-term rentals: A category at a crossroads
By Phocuswright Research
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April 21, 2025
The short-term rental sector was once the pandemic-era darling—offering privacy, safety and space when travelers needed it most.
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Cloudbeds launches lab to drive innovation
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April 15, 2025
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HostAI becomes Conduit, raises $3.1M
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April 11, 2025
Conduit, which started out calling itself “Shopify for Travel,” has grown from a tool for automated guest messaging for STRs “into something much bigger.”
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