Ronan Daniel

🚀 PriceLabs launches Revenue Accelerator, a global decision-support tool with features like AI-assisted Market-Driven Base Price Helper and Group-Level Preview Prices to enhance property management. It aims to improve search visibility and occupancy by tracking Airbnb visibility and flexing stay rules. Tools like Revenue Estimator Pro and Owner Analytics provide early forecasts and insights. Managers can safely test strategies and align pricing with growth targets while protecting margins with Safety Minimum Price.

✈️ United Airlines adds TSA security wait times to its app on April 1, 2026, covering its US hubs: Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New York/Newark, San Francisco, and Washington D.C. This feature provides updated queue estimates to ease travel stress. Wait times are based on United’s data, except for Houston, which uses data from the Houston Airport System. Launched amid an ongoing Department of Homeland Security shutdown, this aims to improve transparency and streamline airport experiences.

📦 Opally, a Danish start-up, secured its first angel investment round with five investors from hospitality, fintech, and AI sectors, including People Ventures and Christian Markedal. Since December 2025, Opally expanded from 12 to over 50 hotel clients across Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Austria, and Greece. The platform offers AI-powered communication tools for hotels and integrates with systems like Mews and Apaleo. Opally aims to expand in Scandinavia and Europe, with interest from Switzerland and Norway.

✈️ On 28 March 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Phase I of Noida International Airport at Jewar, Uttar Pradesh, costing 296 billion rupees (€2.73 billion). Spanning 1,300 hectares, it features a 3,900-meter runway and aims for net zero certification with cutting-edge technology. Starting mid-April 2026, it will handle 12 million passengers annually, aiming for 70 million by 2050. Featuring multimodal connectivity, it enhances India's aviation self-reliance and technological prowess.

🏖 On the Beach, a UK online travel agent, has integrated with OpenAI’s ChatGPT Apps, becoming the first UK travel agent to do so. Customers can describe their desired holiday in natural language for real-time package deals. Public availability depends on OpenAI’s approval. This move is part of a broader trend, with brands like Booking.com and Expedia enabling reservations through OpenAI's interface. By autumn 2025, travel industry adoption of ChatGPT's capabilities is expected to expand significantly.

💰 In June 2024, HBX Group acquired a 25% stake and now owns 100% of PerfectStay, a dynamic packaging platform company founded in 2016 in Paris. The acquisition integrates PerfectStay's technology with HBX's infrastructure for AI-driven operations and smart pricing. Targeting the $50 billion B2B2C holiday packages market, the merger enhances hotel content and pricing dynamics, aiming to accelerate market delivery and improve customer service.

🚗 Curb has launched Curb Flow in London to integrate ride requests from sources like Uber into one interface, benefiting licensed cab drivers. Drivers can choose demand sources without penalties, operating commission-free to keep full fares. Since starting in 2023, Curb's North American booking volume has quadrupled, with earnings increases up to 40% in cities like New York and Chicago. This platform aims to improve efficiency amid challenges like congestion and rising costs.