Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Hotel marketplace Safara has acquired booking engine Skipper and has also raised additional funding.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Hospitality property management platform RMS has named Adam Seskis as its CEO.
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: < 1 minuteNew Zealand/UK: Property management system Mews has acquired Auckland-based property and event management system Clarity Hospitality Software Solutions.
Reading Time: 2 minutesDenmark: CIC Hospitality, an operator with 13 Aiden by Best Western hotels in its Scandinavian portfolio, has launched an AI-powered holographic front desk avatar at Aiden Lolland.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: AI property management system Boom has expanded beyond vacation rentals into the boutique hotel sector.
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: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Hospitality group BWH Hotels has entered into a partnership with Mews to become a certified PMS provider for the company.
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