PMS News Desk · Oct 24, 2026 · 3 min read
OwnerRez has taken its MCP connection out of first-look and given it to all users. It is read-only, covers bookings, properties, guests, messages, rates and calendars, and needs no technical setup.
Hostaway's new Mobile Owner Experience puts financials, statements and owner stays on the owner's phone. It is included in the subscription, and every module is off until the manager switches it on.
Publishing a statement, marking it paid, and writing expense and reimbursement transactions can now be done through Hospitable's public API and its MCP server. Mogul plan and permissions required.
Newbook's first consumer study found 71% of non-retirees book travel outside business hours and 80.4% plan a regional holiday within a year. The full study has not been published, so treat both as directional.
Hospitable has added lodging taxes across nine US states, Washington DC and Puerto Rico to what it collects and remits on direct and Vrbo Partner Connection bookings. Effective dates vary by tax.
September's app store additions give Benelux parks two niche channels through Qenner, Goboony for campervan travel and Glampingtips.nl for glamping, plus CampMap, which turns a park map into a booking surface.
Tokeet's AdvanceCM can now block arrivals or departures by date range or weekday, per rental and per booking channel. The company calls it its most requested feature.
A roundup of the smaller Cloudbeds releases in September 2026: two methods for length-of-stay taxes, automations that can check ticket history, and automatic processing for Hopper virtual cards.
A roundup of Track's releases from 12 September to 5 October 2026: unified promotions across channels, seasonal Airbnb cancellation policies, Expedia guest contact details and two fixes in bills.
Hostfully's October index dropped 1.3 points to 60.7, driven by fuel costs and weaker consumer sentiment, while AirDNA data showed fall bookings running 9.8% ahead in 19 East and Midwest markets.
Hospitable has added payments to its teammate workflow. Cleaners work in a browser-based Tasks app opened from an invite link, with no download, and get paid through the platform once the job is done.
TrackIQ, live on 3 October, is a conversational AI assistant inside TrackPMS that executes more than 60 operational tasks, from booking and modifying reservations to work orders and payments. It needs SSO and a current MSA.