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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: 2 minutesUK: Property management company GuestReady has introduced ‘The Fitzroy by GuestReady’, a luxury boutique serviced accommodation in the centre of London.

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 minutesUK: Airbnb is expanding its long-term rental marketplace into the UK with immediate effect, via a partnership with real estate developer and manager, Greystar.

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: 7 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 minutesNetherlands: Hospitality management cloud platform Mews has announced that it has secured $100 million in fresh funding from Vista Credit Partners, the subsidiary of Vista Equity Partners,

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The inaugural Urban Living Impact Award winners were honoured at the Urban Living Festival in London. The awards have been launched to highlight the

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb is focusing its attention on strengthening its long-term rental business, as the company eyes up new revenue streams and growth opportunities to expand