​Lobby has raised USD 2.2 million in funding from Founderful. As part of the investment, Pascal Mathis, Co-Founder of the venture capital firm and of GetYourGuide with wide experience in scaling startups, will join Lobby’s Board of Directors.

After successfully closing the investment round, Lobby will be able to expand beyond the hospitality sector with the Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) vertical, experiences and attractions business, cruises and airlines as its main goals.  

​Chinese online travel platform Fliggy – the travel division of Alibaba Group – can confirm that following a trial period its AI interface is now able to process bookings.

This has been made possible through the use of parent company Alibaba’s consumer-facing application Qwen App, which is available to users in China and experienced over 200 million AI-native shopping orders during the recent Chinese Spring Festival campaign.  

​Minor Hotels, a leading hotel owner and operator with a global portfolio of more than 640 properties, proudly announces the launch of Colbert Collection. The new global soft brand in the premium segment brings together independent hotels united by a shared philosophy: that the most unforgettable travel experiences are felt rather than explained. Conceived for travellers seeking emotional depth, and authentic connection, Colbert Collection unites characterful properties across the world — each distinctly itself yet bound by a quiet elegance and a passion for culinary and cultural expression.  

​Apaleo, the API-first property management platform for hospitality businesses, has launched Apaleo Copilot, a new agentic layer embedded in the platform that simplifies hotel operations.

With a lightweight chat interface, staff can ask Apaleo Copilot to handle complex tasks, such as checking arrivals, extending stays, planning housekeeping, resolving overbookings, and assigning rooms, without having to switch between multiple systems or applications.  

​RMS, a leading global hospitality platform for hotels, motels, serviced apartments, short-term rentals and campgrounds, has announced a new integration with guest feedback and reputation management platform GuestRevu.

The integration enables hospitality operators to automatically collect guest feedback throughout the guest journey and transform responses into AI-enhanced insights designed to improve service delivery and operational decision-making in real-time.