
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: San Francisco-based Canary Technologies has introduced an artificial intelligence agent building tool, Hospitality AI Agent Studio.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into the suspected sharing of “competitively sensitive information” between Hilton, IHG, and Marriott using STR.

Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany: Revenue management software happyhotel has closed a €6.5 million Series A funding round led by venture capital fund Reimann Investors.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteEurope: Luxury lifestyle hotel collection Beaumier has selected guest management platform Canary Technologies to power customer engagement across its 10 properties.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrance: Hospitality group Accor has launched an ALL Accor booking app within ChatGPT, allowing travellers to search for hotels, compare rates and complete bookings via the group’s website.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteTurkey: The Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TÜRSAB) has filed a lawsuit seeking an access ban on 10 foreign travel and booking platforms, citing unfair competition and unregulated activity.

Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Operating system Mews has raised $300 million in Series D funding led by EQT Growth with new investors Atomico and HarbourVest Partners.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Exclusive Resorts Investments has agreed to acquire private luxury travel subscription company Inspirato, alongside the launch of a multi-brand luxury travel platform The Exclusive Collective.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Independent group Lafayette Hotels has doubled its online direct bookings since adopting property management system RMS.

Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Guest management platform Duve has raised $60 million in Series B funding, led by Susquehanna Growth Equity with participation from existing investors XT Ventures and others.