Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany: Apaleo, an API-first open property management platform, has unveiled Agent Hub – which it claims is “the first-ever AI agent marketplace for the hospitality sector”.
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: OpenAI has unveiled one of its first AI agents called Operator, a system that can use its own browser to make travel reservations, fill out forms, order groceries and even create memes.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Marriott International has expanded its outdoor-focused lodging offerings by signing founding deals with two experiential travel brands – Postcard Cabins and Trailborn.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK / Belgium: Lighthouse, a commercial intelligence platform for the travel and hospitality industry, has closed a $370 million growth investment [Series C funding] round.
Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany: API-first open property management platform Apaleo has announced that it has raised €20 million in a growth equity investment [Series B funding] round.
Reading Time: 3 minutesUSA: Curated travel rewards platform Journey has launched, allowing travellers to earn and redeem points across a curated network of hotels and short term rentals.
Reading Time: 9 minutesUK: UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves MP has delivered a Labour Budget for the first time in 14 years as the government warned of “difficult” decisions to “restore economic stability” and plug a £22 billion black hole in public finances that was estimated by the Office for Budget Responsibility [OBR].
Reading Time: 4 minutesShort Term Rentalz editor Paul Stevens comments on the potential impact of Uber’s rumoured acquisition of Expedia.
Reading Time: 2 minutesItaly: Rocco Forte Hotels is expanding into Baroque Valley in Southeastern Sicily with the announcement of its third Sicilian hotel opening in the historic town of Noto.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: TROO Hospitality [TROO] has announced its appointment to manage the iconic four-star Billesley Manor Hotel and Spa, its second property in Stratford-upon-Avon.
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