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📈 In San Francisco, on May 1, 2025, Hospitable, a property management software company, announced the launch of its dynamic pricing tool. The tool, first in the industry to be built-in with no extra fee, aims to assist 57.2% of hosts who aren't meeting occupancy goals and 28.9% struggling with pricing. It offers real-time pricing recommendations based on trusted market data and allows hosts to tailor their pricing strategy. Users receive a 30-day preview of pricing trends, with a one-time offer of a 24-month preview without activation. Available to all Hospitable customers, the tool is part of the company's evolution into a short-term rental super app, with the full industry report to be released the following week. Hospitable, launched in 2016, has processed $4.6 billion in reservation income in 2024.

📢 In London, on 29 April 2025, Clermont Hotel Group partners with IDeaS to integrate G3 Revenue Management System (RMS) and Optix across their properties. Clermont previously used IDeaS SmartSpace for event space optimization. The new RMS features advanced forecasting and automation for revenue optimization, aiming to enhance RevPAR and profitability. Key London hotels include The Tower Hotel, The Cumberland, and the Royal Horseguards Hotel. The partnership emphasizes after-sales support and focuses on actionable insights for strategic improvements.

📢 Jordan Cohen appointed as Head of Growth for SuiteOp in New York on 23 April 2025, after their recent $3 million seed funding. Cohen previously grew annual recurring revenue from $1 million to $10 million at Radix/redIQ. SuiteOp, founded in 2023, is the first Guest Operations Platform unifying hospitality teams and guests, aiming to streamline property management and enhance operational efficiency across thousands of units globally.

📈 IDeaS, a SAS company, launched "IDeaS Spotlight" on April 22, 2025, in London, aiming to enhance marketing effectiveness in hospitality through advanced demand forecasting and AI. This tool aids hoteliers in identifying high-value opportunities and optimizing marketing spend to boost incremental revenue. Spotlight will become available to IDeaS clients in July 2025, promising proactive strategy adjustments and data-driven campaign success for 30,000 properties in 164 countries.

📍 Influence Society, a creative agency, opened a new office in Paris at 28 Cours Albert 1er in the 8th Arrondissement. Eve-Marie Steenman, with experience from Aman Hotels, leads the Paris office, focusing on high-touch digital storytelling for hotel brands. The Paris location was chosen for strategic growth and cultural alignment, highlighting Influence Society's design-centric approach in the hospitality industry since 2016. The agency services include performance marketing, custom websites, branding, and content creation, catering to hotels across Europe, the Middle East, and North America. Visit their website at www.influence-society.com.

💳 On 15 April 2025, Prague-based RobosizeME, a hospitality automation provider, launched its OTA Payment & Routing Suite for hotels using the Oracle Hospitality Integration Platform (OHIP) for Opera Cloud. The suite automates OTA bookings and virtual credit card handling, aiming to reduce manual errors, enhance billing accuracy, and improve guest services. Co-founders Stephen Burke and Linda Girrbach emphasize the suite's potential to eliminate high-risk manual steps and ensure consistent OTA billing rule implementation. RobosizeME also offers a broad range of AI-enabled automation solutions for the hotel industry, stressing security with ISO 27001 and GDPR compliance.

📈 Influence Society, specializing in lifestyle and luxury hospitality brands, became the first in its sector to earn Webflow Enterprise Certified and Premium Partner status, highlighting its proficiency in developing scalable, high-performing websites for premium hotel and hospitality brands. Webflow’s no-code platform enables the agency to maintain design integrity while meeting high aesthetic standards. They have successfully deployed projects across Europe, North America, and the GCC, improving brand experience and direct bookings. Influence Society plans to further expand its Webflow-based services in 2025, focusing on multilingual sites, mobile-first design, and custom API integrations.