![[Credit: LiBi] eCommerce platform for brands in hotels launches](https://boutiquehotelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Screenshot-2022-02-17-at-10.11.18-800x445.png)
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: LiBi will partner consumer lifestyle brands with a network of hotels and resorts, enabling guests to buy products they encounter and allowing hotels to earn incremental revenue.
![[Credit: Black Platinum Gold] Travel auction platform launches loyalty program](https://boutiquehotelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/4-3-800x445.jpg)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Black Platinum Gold, a luxury travel auction platform, has introduced a point-based loyalty program.
![[Credit: numa Sketch, Berlin] NUMA raises $45m in funding](https://boutiquehotelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/1643274476-room_225-1-800x445.jpg)
Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany: NUMA Group, a hotel operator and technology developer, has raised $45 million growth capital in a new funding round led by DN Capital.Â
![Hastings Slieve Donard Hotel [Credit: HotelREZ Hotels & Resorts] HotelREZ partners with Cvent](https://boutiquehotelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/picture0.jpg)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHotelREZ Hotels & Resorts has partnered with Cvent, enabling its 1,500 properties to promote corporate hotel rates and manage RFPs.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe previously announced merger between Cendyn and Pegasus has now completed, enabling hoteliers to control their direct booking channel and enhance brand loyalty.Â

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Subscription-based marketplace Bidroom has introduced an eco-certified label for hotels to be recognised for their work on sustainable practices. Since April 2020, Bidroom has

Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Formerly Your Porter App, Guesty For Hosts is a newly branded offering for small hosts and property owners. Guesty For Hosts incorporates key features
![[Credit: BODDY] Travel and fitness app BODDY plans expansion](https://boutiquehotelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/travellers-how-it-works-2-1-800x445.png)
Reading Time: 2 minutesSwitzerland: B2B tech startup BODDY, which connects hotel guests with local health and wellbeing experiences, aims to cover most European travel hubs and expand into

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Swurf, a venue sourcing app for remote workers, will connect its subscribers to an initial 21 Village Hotels across the United Kingdom. Swurf allows
![[Credit: ALICE] ALICE introduces front of house solution](https://boutiquehotelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Screenshot-2021-11-24-at-09.31.51-800x445.png)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Operations and management platform ALICE has launched Front of House, designed to help address the industry-wide staffing shortages. Front of House joins the other
Will the travel super-app be adopted?