Most Booking Software Vendors Keep API Docs Hidden
An audit of 343 property management system vendors found only 7% publish complete, public API documentation, leaving most integration terms locked behind sales calls.
Rental technology and AI
AI Feature Claims Multiply for Vacation Rentals, Details Stay Thin
A fresh roundup of AI capabilities pitched to vacation rental hosts covers messaging, pricing and photo editing, but comes with no independent testing or numbers attached.
Sonder Brand Returns Under New Owner Chasing $100M
TravelAI has bought the Sonder name, trademarks and domain portfolio and plans to rebuild it as an AI-driven urban stay brand, with a stated $100 million target.
AirDNA's New Pricing Tool Sets Rates and Explains Itself
AirDNA is pushing beyond market data into full revenue management with Adapt, an AI system that sets nightly rates, adjusts minimum stays and shows operators why.
Startup Touchpoints Debuts Guest-Journey Analytics for Hosts
A newly launched vendor says its platform tracks guest interactions from inquiry to checkout, but it has not disclosed pricing, integration partners or a customer list.
German Channel Manager Software Cuts Entry Price to €10 a Month
A vacation rental software vendor undercuts typical channel manager pricing with a €10 monthly tier aimed at hosts running one or two units.
AirDNA Now Competes With the Pricing Tools It Feeds Data To
The short-term rental data firm has built its own dynamic pricing product, putting it in direct competition with revenue management platforms that license its market data.
Vrbo Lets Hosts Pay for Higher Search Placement
Vrbo has started inserting paid, sponsored listings into its vacation rental search results, adding a pay-to-play layer on top of its existing ranking algorithm.
Forecast Puts Short-Term Rental Market at $362 Billion by 2033
A market research firm projects the global short-term rental management sector will more than double in size by 2033, though the number covers far more than platform bookings.
Self-Check-In Won't Exempt Italian Hosts From Police Reports
New guidance for Italian B&B and vacation rental hosts says switching to keyless entry does not remove the legal duty to verify guest ID and report it to police within 24 hours.
AI Agents That Book Stays Directly Set Off a Distribution Fight
AI tools that can search, compare and book accommodation on their own are pushing hotels, OTAs and rental platforms to decide who controls the booking screen.
Lodgify Bets on AI: Dynamic Pricing, an AI Co-Host and a ChatGPT Booking Pilot
The Barcelona platform shipped five AI-led products and two new plans, including a free direct-booking tier and a pilot that routes ChatGPT travel searches straight to host websites.
Host Software Moves From Reporting Data To Giving Orders
Property management platforms are starting to replace metric-heavy dashboards with screens that tell hosts the one task to do next.
Airbnb's New Car Rental Feature Runs on CarTrawler
Airbnb has begun offering car rental bookings inside its app, sourced through Dublin-based travel technology firm CarTrawler, extending its push into services beyond stays.
PMS Renewal Season Puts Contract Lock-In Under Scrutiny
Property managers weighing 2026 software renewals are being pushed to check contract length, data portability and channel-manager fees before they sign another year.
PriceLabs Guide Warns Hosts Not to Trust Airbnb's Auto-Pricing
Dynamic pricing platform PriceLabs has published guidance urging hosts to check Airbnb's Smart Pricing defaults rather than let the algorithm run unsupervised.
Airbnb Stock Hits Four-Year High on Raised Forecast
Airbnb shares climbed to their highest level since 2021 after the company lifted its revenue outlook and pointed to AI-driven bookings growth.
Airbnb Stock Jumps 15% as Chesky Vows Bigger AI Bet
Airbnb shares surged after a quarterly earnings beat, with CEO Brian Chesky telling investors the company will increase spending on artificial intelligence.
Breezeway, Turno Lead a Crowded Field of Host Cleaning Apps
A cluster of standalone apps is competing to automate the cleaner scheduling and verification work that Airbnb and Vrbo still leave entirely to hosts.
Vrbo Ad Slots Are Heading for Expedia.com Next
Sponsored placement bought on Vrbo is set to surface on Expedia.com as well, extending a rental host's ad reach into a marketplace dominated by hotel inventory.