PMS News Desk · Oct 24, 2026 · 3 min read
iGMS documented its free plan on 9 October. It syncs Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com into one calendar and inbox at no monthly cost, but caps you at five reservations and ten guest messages in total, and takes 4% of direct Stripe payments.
Booking Experts' monthly PMS recap, published 9 October, surfaces five changes the weekly digests did not: bulk energy label editing, floor plans as standard for every type, and three smaller guest portal and admin tweaks.
Hostify's new Health Status tab shows Booking.com connectivity, listing status, risk level and the latest bookable date inside Hostify. It is read-only, so fixes still happen in the extranet.
Hostaway's AI assistant has moved from drafting text to writing reservations. It builds a review card you edit and approve, and it prices direct bookings off your calendar rates. Plan tiers go unstated.
Guests can now view door codes, request a backup and lock or unlock remotely from Hospitable's guest portal, after verifying by SMS or email. Lock brands and plan tier go unstated.
The Adirondacks boutique group now runs Mews PMS, RMS and Flexkeeping across seven of its eight hotels, with Stowe due before the end of October. The release is light on numbers.
Stayntouch has built a direct integration with Staklio, owner management software for condo hotels and mixed-ownership resorts. Reservation data flows into owner settlements without third-party middleware.
PriceLabs surveyed 1,203 hosts with one to four listings across 72 countries. AI use quadrupled to 58%, the share finding tech overwhelming fell from 43% to 26%, and regulation was the only worry that grew.
Mews surveyed 3,250 travelers across eight countries and found humans preferred over AI at all nine touchpoints tested, including check-in. Two thirds said they would worry about staff losing jobs to AI.
French economy group Eklo Hotels migrated all ten properties to Apaleo, triggered by one high-volume Paris hotel where manual group booking work had become unmanageable. The savings figures are vendor estimates.
Hostfully listed MagicBnB and Topkey on 7 October, both aimed at per-property profit and bank reconciliation. Both overlap with the accounting module Hostfully shipped in September.
iGMS has launched a managed direct booking service on all plans. No setup or monthly fee, a 4% commission on reservations booked and paid through the site it builds for you.