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Finland, 5 October 2026 — Nearly half of vacation rental operators expect AI agents to help run their businesses within the next 12 months, signaling a rapid shift towards giving AI greater responsibility for recurring business operations. A new survey of more than 700 property managers and owners by leading vacation rental management software Hostaway found that 48% expect to be running AI agents or fully automated workflows within a year, more than double the 20% operating at that level today. AI is already firmly…

Property managers can now receive their share of each booking at the same time as their owners, from a single Vrbo or direct booking transaction, with no manual transfers or separate payment tools SAN FRANCISCO, 17 SEPTEMBER 2026 – Short-term rental operating system Hospitable today announced the launch of Split Payouts for Vrbo and direct bookings, allowing property managers to automatically split booking revenue between themselves and their owners from one single transaction. The release makes Hospitable the first property…

Cheltenham, 22 July 2026 — Holiday rental management franchise Pass the Keys has launched in Gloucester, Cheltenham and the Forest of Dean, expanding its professional short-term rental management services into another popular holiday region.  The new operation is led by Matthew Holden, a Cheltenham local with extensive experience in compliance and risk management. Prior to launching his Pass the Keys franchise, Matthew spent over a decade working in the oil and gas sector in the Middle East. Matthew brings a strong foundation…

KeyData’s 2026 UK Summer Index shows rate strength holding revenue broadly steady across August and September even as occupancy runs below last year Santa Rosa Beach, Fla., 3 August 2026 — UK short-term rental rates are pacing ahead of last year for the rest of the summer, with operators holding firm on pricing even as forward bookings soften. KeyData‘s UK Summer Index shows average daily rates (ADR) up across August and September, keeping revenue broadly stable despite occupancy running below last year’s levels. Rates hold…

Globally recognized luxury lifestyle hotel brand set to anchor hospitality component of the transformative 400 South Tryon redevelopment New York, NY – Spandrel Development Partners today announced plans for W Hotels, part of Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio of over 30 extraordinary hotel brands, to come to uptown Charlotte as the hospitality anchor of 400 South Tryon, marking a major addition to the city’s evolving hospitality landscape. The 200-key hotel, which will feature 173 guest rooms and 27 suites, including a signature…

Offering The Industry’s Most Modern, Comprehensive & Reliable Platform For Global Growth, PurchasePlus’ Expert Team & Centralized AI Platform Help Hospitality Customers Seamlessly Transcend Linguistic, Financial, Supply Chain & Cultural Barriers SEATTLE, WA – AUGUST 11, 2026 – Marking the largest expansion in the company’s 25-year history, Australian-founded hospitality procurement platform PurchasePlus (www.purchaseplus.com) has just officially relocated its primary base of operations to the U.S. with the opening of new…

The new positioning marks Hoxell’s evolution from operational software to the digital heart of operations: a single source of truth connecting data, people, departments and decisions Rimini, 13 October 2026 – Hoxell has chosen Rimini to unveil its new identity and to explain the role it intends to play in hospitality. The launch takes place during one of the most important weeks for the Italian industry: Hospitality Day on 13 October at the Palacongressi di Rimini, followed by TTG Travel Experience at the Rimini Expo Centre…

Revenue increased across nearly every host city, with higher nightly rates driving most of the uplift and Kansas City, New York, and San Francisco emerging as the strongest-performing markets. Santa Rosa Beach, Fla., 22 July 2026 — Short-term rental (STR) performance climbed across the 2026 FIFA World Cup host cities, with adjusted revenue per available rental (RevPAR) rising around 24% year over year during the tournament, according to new analysis from global short-term rental analytics company KeyData. The analysis covers…

Global luggage storage platform expands smart locker network with Premier Inn as a major early partner, as bookings grow 108% month on month LONDON, 23 SEPTEMBER 2026 – Stasher, the luggage storage platform with more than 10,000 locations across 1,200+ cities, has secured £3 million in new funding to accelerate the expansion of its global marketplace and smart luggage locker network. The funding comprises approximately £2 million (€2.3 million) in growth financing from growth lender Gilion and a £1 million strategic…

Melbourne, Australia – 16 September 2026 – RMS, the leading hospitality growth platform for hotels, serviced apartments, short-term rentals and campgrounds, today released its 2026 State of the Outdoor Accommodation Report, revealing continued strength in outdoor travel alongside significant shifts in how campers discover, book, and experience their stays. Based on responses from 1,500 campers across the U.S., U.K., Australia and New Zealand, the report found that 66% plan to camp more in the coming year, up eight percentage…

PHOENIX, Ariz., and PORTLAND, Ore., August 20, 2026 — Just over one year after completing its acquisition of Vacasa, the largest vacation rental management company in the industry, Casago today announced it has completed the sale of all former Vacasa markets. In September, the company will conclude the process of moving markets into local franchise ownership or new ownership structures. Described as a watershed moment for the sector, Casago’s May 1, 2025 acquisition of Vacasa brought together two companies with markedly…

KeyData’s US Summer Index shows rate growth carrying revenue gains across nearly every region as demand growth levels off Santa Rosa Beach, Fla., 28 July 2026 — US short-term rental revenue is pacing well ahead of last year for the rest of the summer, with September currently showing the strongest forward revenue pace. KeyData‘s US Summer Index shows revenue growth continuing to be driven by pricing strength, even as booking demand levels off. September pacing well ahead as travel extends later into the season September is…

The integration lets eligible eviivo Suite™ customers distribute their portfolios on the premium home rental platform, with guests able to earn and redeem Marriott Bonvoy points at no cost to the property owner. LONDON, 23 September — eviivo, the all-in-one property management platform for short-term rentals (STR), property management companies (PMCs), hotels, B&Bs, serviced apartments and other independent accommodations, today announced it is now a Connectivity Partner of Homes & Villas by Marriott Bonvoy. The integration…

Major Development to Turn 38-Acre Site into a Regional Tourism Hub Featuring Sports Fields, Housing, Premium Hotels, Dining, and Retail COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA Richmond-based hotel development and management firm SINA Hospitality is moving forward with a $180 million multi-use sports, hospitality, and entertainment destination in the City of Colonial Heights following City Council approval. The landmark project will turn nearly 38 acres of underutilized land at 301 Charles H Dimmock Parkway near Southpark Mall into a vibrant…

Integration brings Google Nest into Hospitable’s automation engine as short-term rental operators build energy efficiency into the everyday. SAN FRANCISCO, 28 JULY 2026 – Hospitable has become the first property management system (PMS) to natively integrate with Google Nest thermostats, marking the first direct connection between Google Nest and a vacation rental PMS. As utility costs remain high and professional operators look for new efficiencies across growing portfolios, automating tasks such as heating and cooling has…

Owners of Amaterra Winery and Amaterra Kitchen + Social Club unveils hospitality arm and chooses CoralTree Hospitality group to manage Portland riverfront hotel Portland, OR & Denver, CO – July 2026 / NewsmakerAlert: Amaterra Hospitality Group, owners of Amaterra Winery in Portland and Amaterra Kitchen + Social Club in Bend, announces its next chapter: the acquisition of Portland’s landmark RiverPlace Hotel, a distinctive waterfront destination. This marks the beginning of a new chapter for the property, as Amaterra…

LONDON, 9 September 2026 – New data from revenue management platform PriceLabs shows that Europe’s heatwave summer did less to disrupt travel patterns than many expected.  Booked nights for short-term rentals across Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland grew by double digits every month between June and September 2026 compared with the same period last year, while demand softened in some of Southern Europe’s hottest destinations early in the summer, but the anticipated booking collapse never fully materialised.  The biggest…

New Localbird data highlights a major pre-arrival revenue opportunity, with guests at premium properties spending an average of $1,000 on experiences per stay Tel Aviv, 25 August 2026 — Almost three quarters (74%) of short-term rental (STR) experience bookings are made before check-in, highlighting a major pre-arrival revenue opportunity for operators according to new data from Localbird, a digital concierge platform for the STR industry. Localbird’s State of STR Experiences 2026 report, analyzing more than 7,500 bookings…

Cheltenham, 30 July — Journey, the market leader in hotel retailing and the hospitality industry’s first unified Hospitality Performance Platform, today announced a new partnership with Mastel Hospitality, a leading hospitality technology consultancy and integration specialist.  The partnership strengthens Journey’s global ecosystem by enabling hotels to more effectively implement, integrate, and optimise Journey within their wider technology stack, particularly across Oracle Hospitality environments. Unlike traditional…

MADRID, 6 August 2026 — The total solar eclipse set to wow Spain on August 12th is driving a tourism boom, particularly across the rural areas often known as “Empty Spain”, according to new data from revenue management software, PriceLabs. The event is transforming typical travel patterns, with inland cities like Burgos, Teruel and Zaragoza seeing an unusual surge in demand for short-term rentals in what is usually low season due to the extreme heat. Occupancy has grown in 13 of 15 markets examined, with the highest growth in…

Milan, 6 October 2026 –  Blastness, a leading Italian provider of technology and digital services for the hospitality sector, has launched BlastnessPay, an integrated payment solution designed to automate the entire payment cycle, from booking to reconciliation, across both direct and indirect channels. Founded in Italy, where it works with more than 2,000 hotels, Blastness provides technology spanning direct booking and distribution, revenue intelligence, digital marketing and business intelligence. As the company grows…

Rotterdam, 17 September 2026 – Bob W, the tech-powered hospitality operator, has signed a long-term lease agreement with Dudok Real Estate to repurpose four floors of office space at Weena 147 into a new 160-unit flagship property in the heart of Rotterdam. Bob W Rotterdam Central is targeted to open in summer 2027 and will occupy 5,169 sqm across floors six to nine of the mixed-use building. The floors, currently used as offices, will be converted into design-led Bob W accommodation, with additional guest areas at street…

LONDON, UK, 24 August – eviivo, the all-in-one property and booking management platform for hotels, B&Bs, serviced apartments, short-term rentals, and other independent accommodations, today announced a new integration with Dida, a leading APAC B2B travel distributor. The integration enables eligible independent hotels to distribute live rates and availability to Dida’s network of more than 40,000 travel distributors directly from eviivo Suite, helping properties access growing APAC travel demand without adding operational…

Passport To Disruption: PurchasePlus, Leading Australian-Based AI-Forward Procure-To-Pay With Customers Including Marriott, Accor & IHG Plus A New Majority Investment From Texas-Based Strattam Capital, PurchasePlus Is Poised To Modernize Dated Industry Norms With Real-Time Transactions, Client-Controlled Invoicing & More SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, JULY 29, 2026 – After 25 years of lifting up the global hospitality procurement industry from Down Under, PurchasePlus (www.purchaseplus.com) has just officially marked its U.S. debut. The…

A redesigned home screen turns Hospitable into a personalized guide, surfacing tailored, ranked recommendations that help hosts of every size earn more and run their business better. SAN FRANCISCO, 20 AUGUST 2026 – Hospitable, the short-term rental industry’s top operating system, today launched its Business Dashboard, a reimagined home screen that tells each host the most valuable next action to take. Rolling out to all users today, it reads a host’s account and surfaces personalized, ranked recommendations tailored to their…

Refreshed Ink & Ivory and new Backstage Market mark latest phase in hotel’s ongoing evolution NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 1, 2026) – The Nash, located in the heart of downtown Nashville, has unveiled a reimagined first-floor experience, marking the latest phase in the hotel’s ongoing evolution with refreshed food and beverage offerings at Ink & Ivory and the debut of Backstage Market, the hotel’s newly named café concept. The updates follow the hotel’s debut as The Nash earlier this year and reimagine the arrival experience across…

Hospitality leaders gather on the opening day of Rome Future Week to explore why human presence could become the ultimate luxury in an increasingly automated industry ROME, ITALY — 21 September 2026 — Rome Future Week (https://romefutureweek.it), Rome’s city-wide festival dedicated to innovation, technology and the future, opened its 2026 edition with hundreds of events taking place across the Italian capital. On the festival’s opening day, hospitality leaders, hoteliers and technology experts gathered at Villa Spalletti…

Breckenridge, CO – September 2026 / NewsmakerAlert: Residence Inn by Marriott Breckenridge, located at 600 South Ridge Street in the heart of downtown Breckenridge, has completed a comprehensive renovation designed to elevate the guest experience with refreshed accommodations, welcoming gathering spaces and a modern, mountain-inspired aesthetic. Located in downtown Breckenridge, the all-suite hotel is just a five-minute walk from Breckenridge Ski Resort and the Breckenridge Riverwalk Center, with easy access to Main Street…

Hotels can identify third-party sites competing for their direct bookings, estimate commission leakage, and activate an AI Marketing Agent to protect their branded search. Vancouver, Canada, 18 August 2026 – Operto today launched a new assessment that gives individual hotels visibility into how predatory OTAs are targeting their brand in search, which third-party sites are competing for their guests, and the potential revenue impact on their property. Predatory OTAs, also referred to as rogue OTAs, and third-party booking…

MELBOURNE, Australia — 29 July 2026 — As the hospitality industry looks for ways to overcome fragmented guest data, RMS, a leading hospitality platform for hotels, motels, serviced apartments, short-term rentals and campgrounds, has announced a new integration with TrustYou, an AI-powered Customer Data Platform. The integration enables hospitality operators to bring guest information from multiple systems together in real time, creating a single, unified “Golden Profile” for every guest. By replacing disconnected records with…

Anthropic recently released a set of blueprints showing how companies can build commerce agents with Claude. Companies including Priceline, Shopify, Intuit, Wix and Square are already using Claude to build agents that can help customers search, make decisions and take actions. But one of the more interesting examples for the hotel industry is Anthropic’s own demo. They created a fictional travel company called ACME Travel and built what looks remarkably like a lightweight revenue management system. It shows occupancy,…

Providence, RI – August 2026 / NewsmakerAlert: hotelAVE 2Q26 Hospitality Dashboard 1. Everybody rasied their 2026 YE RevPAR guidance. REIT’s and brands raised their year-end RevPAR guidance ranging from 1% to 9%. CoStar raised their year-end guidance to 4.4%. 2. REIT’s and brands reported strong corporate transient and group demand, particularly in luxury assets, propelling upward revisions in year-end topline and EBITDA estimates. The rebound in leisure demand is particularly evident in the growth in transient wholesale and…

New managed service helps TMCs deliver a smoother hotel check-in experience, simplify reconciliation, and provide valuable data back to their clients Plano, TX – August 2026 / NewsmakerAlert: ConnexPay, the unified payments platform that connects customer PayIns to supplier PayOuts, announces the launch of Hotel PayValet, a managed hotel payment service designed to help travel management companies (TMCs) solve one of the most persistent operational challenges: ensuring virtual card payments are delivered and verified before…

Island Whisper, an international creative studio specialising in bespoke artistic pieces for hospitality, is expanding its creative world through Island Whisper Atelier — while keeping its handcrafted luxury hand fans firmly at the heart of the brand. The luxury hand fan remains Island Whisper’s signature and hero piece: a functional work of art designed to capture the identity of a hotel, restaurant, destination or event. Each project begins with a story — architecture, landscape, culture, colours and distinctive local…

Partnership combines real-time operational data and dynamic value-based revenue controls to help hotels capture more profitable demand 15th September 2026 – Apaleo, the open, API-first hospitality platform, and IDeaS, a SAS company and the world’s leading provider of AI-powered hospitality revenue management software, today announced the availability of an enhanced integration designed to simplify hotel operations and strengthen revenue performance and improve profitability.  The integration enables seamless, two-way data…

Athena constantly monitors every listing, explains what needs attention and why, and changes nothing without the user’s OK Chicago, IL, 5 October 2026 — PriceLabs, a leading revenue management platform for short and mid-term accommodations and hotels, today introduced Athena, new for VRMA 26 in Nashville. Athena is an AI revenue analyst. A chatbot waits for a question; Athena is proactive and works in the background. She checks every listing, flags what needs attention and explains why, then recommends actions the user can…

Durban, South Africa – August 2026: Radisson Blu Hotel, Durban Umhlanga is pleased to announce the appointment of Samir Ramdial as General Manager, effective 11 August 2026. A South African hospitality professional with more than 10 years of experience, Ramdial has worked across leading four- and five-star hotels in Africa and Europe, as well as internationally aboard luxury cruise ships. Ramdial joins the hotel from Four Points by Sheraton Kigali, where he currently serves as Hotel Manager. In this role, he oversees the…

Washington, DC – August 2026 / NewsmakerAlert: Historic Hotels Worldwide® announces its 2026 Top 25 Historic Hotels Worldwide® World Heritage Experiences List, highlighting 25 authentic historic hotels located within or close to historic sites recognized by the UNESCO World Heritage Convention. To be nominated and selected for membership and inducted into Historic Hotels Worldwide, a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States, a hotel must be at least 75 years old and recognized for its…

ATHENS – 28 July 2026 — IDeaS, a SAS company and the world’s leading provider of AI-powered hospitality revenue management software, today announced Donkey Hotels & Resorts is continuing to strengthen its revenue performance and commercial approach through its use of IDeaS G3 Revenue Management System (RMS) across four properties within its portfolio of luxury and lifestyle hotels in Greece. Donkey Hotels & Resorts operates a portfolio of premium hospitality properties in Athens and Santorini, including boutique Design Hotels…

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, 14 September – Journey has today announced the wider availability of Journey’s Experience Management System (EMS), its next-generation platform for spa, wellness and leisure management, which is already live and being adopted by clients as they migrate from legacy CORE by Premier Software technology.  Building on more than 30 years of hospitality expertise following the acquisition of Premier Software in 2023, Journey’s EMS brings this knowledge into a modern, connected platform designed to…

August figures span the US and Australia, shortly after Hospitable became the first PMS to automate lodging tax compliance across all 50 US states SAN FRANCISCO, 8 SEPTEMBER 2026 – Hospitable today announced it collected and remitted more than $1.7 million (USD) in lodging taxes on behalf of short-term rental (STR) hosts and property managers across the US and Australia in August. The milestone highlights the scale of the tax compliance burden and time-consuming administrative work Hospitable is removing for STR businesses.…

Lenox, MA – July 2026 / NewsmakerAlert: Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Berkshires-Lenox, located at 445 Pittsfield Road in Lenox, Massachusetts, is pleased to announce the completion of a comprehensive renovation that brings the hotel fully in line with the latest Hilton brand standards while enhancing the guest experience through refreshed accommodations and expanded amenities. Conveniently located in the heart of the Berkshires just outside of historic downtown Lenox, Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Berkshires-Lenox provides…

Lake Placid, NY – July 2026 / NewsmakerAlert: BoardRoom magazine, in partnership with Forbes Travel Guide, is proud to announce that Whiteface Club and Resort has earned the prestigious Distinguished Golf Destination Designation with Exceptional status, The Hallmark of Excellence for a golf course. This merit-based designation recognizes exceptional golf courses that exceed expectations in the quality of service and amenities, facilities, and most importantly the teamwork of the staff and management. “Excellence is not an act…

Hotel technology has a strange problem. We have spent decades buying software to make hotels more efficient, yet an extraordinary amount of hotel work still consists of humans clicking, copying, pasting, searching, retyping and moving information between systems. A new generation of AI tools could change this much faster than we expect. One interesting example is Incredible, a Swedish startup building an AI agent that works directly on your computer. Instead of simply answering questions, it can see what is on your screen,…

Tallinn, 7 September 2026 – Bob W, the tech and AI-powered hospitality operator, has signed a long-term deal to join Krulli Kvartal, the landmark 10.2-hectare regeneration of Tallinn’s historic Krulli industrial quarter, further expanding its presence in the Estonian capital, where it opened its first property in 2019. Bob W Tallinn Krulli Kvartal is scheduled to open in Q1 2028 and will comprise 1,900 sqm of design-led accommodation, including 34 studios and 29 one-bedroom apartments. The property will become Bob W’s fifth…

PHOENIX, Ariz., and PORTLAND, Ore., October 2, 2026 — On the heels of Casago’s successful transition of Vacasa’s markets to Casago franchisees, Joe Riley has taken over as Chief Executive Officer of Casago. This leadership transition was initially announced in February, and finalized as Casago completed its final market transitions in September. All Vacasa markets are now locally owned and operated by Casago’s franchises or other partners, embracing the Owner Centric model that has been the hallmark of Casago’s success.…