Launchbase announces Beyond as Exclusive Data Partner for 2026. Launchbase has today announced Beyond as its Exclusive Data Partner for 2026, marking a major step forward in its mission to improve revenue management and pricing decision-making across the short-term rental industry. Through this partnership, Beyond will provide real-time market and pricing data to power a new series of Launchbase content, including a monthly podcast, newsletter, and in-depth blog analysis. The collaboration is designed to give short-term rental hosts and property managers practical, data-led insight into pricing strategy, demand trends, seasonality, and market performance. Data-led education for short-term rental operators. Launchbase was created to close the gap between strategy and execution in short-term rental revenue management. By combining education, consultancy, and real-world analysis, Launchbase helps operators move beyond instinct-led pricing and make confident commercial decisions grounded in data. The partnership with Beyond strengthens this approach by embedding trusted, up-to-date market intelligence directly into Launchbase content. Rather than relying on opinion or generic advice, hosts will learn from what is actually happening across global short-term rental markets. Launchbase x Beyond: a strategic fit for revenue management. Beyond is the most innovative revenue management and pricing intelligence platform in the vacation rental industry, supporting thousands of hosts and property managers worldwide with data-driven insights. By partnering exclusively with Beyond, Launchbase ensures its audience benefits from consistent, credible market data, while maintaining editorial independence and a clear focus on education rather than product promotion. This allows content to stay practical, objective, and commercially relevant for operators of all sizes. James Varley, Co-Founder of Launchbase, said: "Launchbase is about helping hosts and property managers make better decisions - and that starts with data. Beyond has long been one of the most trusted names in short-term rental pricing and market intelligence, so partnering with them as our Exclusive Data Partner was a natural fit. This partnership allows us to go deeper, be more specific, and deliver content that genuinely helps operators improve performance." Zak Ali, Co-Founder of Launchbase, added: "Too much advice in this industry is still generic or opinion-led. Having spent years working directly with pricing systems and market data, I know how important context and accuracy are. Working with Beyond allows us to anchor Launchbase content in real market behaviour, whether we're talking about pricing strategy, seasonality, or shifts in demand, and give operators insight they can actually act on." "Revenue management only works when it's built on the right data. At Beyond, we invested in data from the beginning, and own and operate the most robust short-term rental data pipeline in the industry, capturing real-time signals across supply, demand, pricing, and traveler behavior," said Julie Brinkman, CEO of Beyond. "Partnering with Launchbase allows us to bring that intelligence directly to operators and hosts, so they can make smarter decisions and drive better results in any market around the globe." What to expect from the Launchbase x Beyond collaboration. This partnership reflects a shared commitment to raising standards in short-term rental revenue management through education, transparency, and data-driven decision-making. The first podcast episodes and market insights will be released shortly, with further content planned throughout the year. For hosts and property managers looking to price smarter, understand their markets more clearly, and build more resilient short-term rental businesses, the Launchbase x Beyond partnership marks the start of a new chapter.

PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: BCD Travel, cloudbeds, Klook and more... Here's our roundup of the people, product and partner news from the global travel industry this week. This roundup was created with the assistance of ChatGPT. BCD Travel joins NDC FastTrack. BCD Travel has joined Accelya's New Distributions Capability (NDC) FastTrack program, a cross-industry initiative to speed adoption of NDC and modern retailing. The company will participate as both a user and technology partner, leveraging its travel commerce platform to address barriers to scalable NDC adoption. The move aligns with BCD's broader retailing strategy focused on transparent, accessible airline content and improved servicing for corporate clients. Boom, Beyond. Boom, the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered property management system, has integrated with Beyond, a revenue management platform for short-term rentals. The partnership connects Beyond's AI-powered pricing engine directly to Boom's AI-driven operations, enabling automatic rate updates across distribution channels. The integration should simplify workflows, improve pricing precision and reduce manual work for property managers, the companies said. Cloudbeds' partner program. Cloudbeds launched its "Preferred Partner Program" recognizing vendors with proven adoption reliability and business impact. The program is designed to help hotels identify vetted technology and speed implementation. Partners are chosen through a data-driven model that weighs customer adoption and growth, integration quality and support. The inaugural class includes 10 companies: Amadeus, Flexipass, FLYR, IDeaS, Lightspeed, Mirai, Operto, Revinate, Siteminder and Toast. Travel Ledger, Adyen. Travel Ledger is partnering with Adyen to deliver a unified, digital B2B payment platform for the travel industry. By combining Travel Ledger's £1B+ annual settlement network with Adyen's global banking, multi-currency, acquiring and virtual card capabilities, travel companies can manage all bank and card payments from one account. The integration lowers settlement costs, enables payouts to both connected and non-connected suppliers and streamlines reconciliation. Leaders from both companies say the partnership modernizes B2B payments and brings greater automation, flexibility and efficiency to the travel ecosystem. Sabre, Ethiopian Airlines and Sabre, Vibe. Sabre said Ethiopian Airlines will adopt SabreMosaic Airline Retailing to speed its shift to offer-order retailing with dynamic pricing, personalized offers and modern distribution. The deal adds NDC IT support and real-time offer management powered by Sabre IQ and Travel Data Cloud. And Sabre said U.K.-based Vibe renewed a multi-year agreement, extending access to the SabreMosaic Travel Marketplace through a single connection. Vibe will adopt MultiTicket to find cheaper two one-way combos, reducing fragmentation and streamlining operations for agencies. Arrivia, Spirit Airlines. Arrivia partnered with Spirit Airlines to launch Free Spirit Cruises, a booking platform for Free Spirit members and credit card holders. Live now, the site offers discounted cruise fares and lets travelers earn Free Spirit points on each booking. The program is meant to extend Spirit's value focus to cruises and adds new earn and redeem options within Free Spirit. Travelier names Mario Gavira CMO. Travelier named Mario Gavira CMO. The global travel tech group operates seven brands offering bus, train and ferry booking platforms in 124 countries. Gavira was previously vice president of global growth and brand at Kiwi.com and held senior roles at eDreams Odigeo, Liligo.com and Opodo. He will lead global marketing, scale growth and advance customer-centric innovation. Tourism and Events Queensland, Klook. Tourism and Events Queensland struck its first global partnership with Klook, launching a multi-million-dollar campaign across six Asian markets from January to June 2026. The effort uses Klook's digital reach and creator network to push "That Holiday Feeling," drive bookings and support the state's long-term Destination 2045 tourism plan. SITA and Amadeus, under the patronage of the Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO), have partnered to improve accuracy and transparency in flight emissions data. The collaboration links SITA's Eco Mission, which uses real aircraft performance data, with the Amadeus Travel Impact Suite, which aggregates emissions information from multiple standards. Qatar Airways has also deployed SITA's next-generation SD-WAN across 350+ outstations, replacing legacy networks with intelligent, software-defined routing. The companies said the rollout improves speed, resilience and cybersecurity for critical operations while enhancing passenger digital services. PredictX's AI tool. PredictX has rolled out Revere, an AI-driven alert system for travel managers. The tool lets users set up data-driven alerts for things like policy compliance, unusual spending or potential expense fraud. Users can describe what they want to track in natural language, and the AI agent handles the setup, confirms details and delivers alerts via PredictX's analytics and DetectX platforms. Alerts can trigger actions like emails or Slack messages, and can be paused or adjusted easily. SAP Concur's agentic AI. SAP Concur's Joule copilot now includes AI agents that act autonomously to execute tasks and automate complex processes. Key agents include: a booking agent, which guides travelers through policy-compliant itineraries; a receipt analysis agent, which auto-populates and verifies expense details; a meeting location planner agent, which optimizes meeting times and locations; and an expense report validation agent, which checks submissions for accuracy and policy compliance. Agents are rolling out through 2026, aiming to streamline travel and expense management while reducing manual work.

Beyond launches Neyoba, an AI-powered pricing assistant. US: [Sponsored content] Revenue management system Beyond has launched Neyoba, an AI-powered pricing assistant that provides instant insights into pricing, bookings, and performance. Neyoba allows property managers to ask conversational questions about their portfolio, such as "How are my listings in Florida pacing for Christmas week?" or "Which properties don't yet have bookings for July?" and receive answers in seconds. According to Beyond, the assistant helps users save time by delivering quick insights drawn from the company's database, which it describes as one of the largest in the short-term rental industry. Neyoba is designed to surface performance snapshots, highlight pricing drivers, and enable data-led revenue decisions. "If I only have a few minutes to look at performance, Neyoba was super helpful in helping me figure out which properties to focus on right now, versus those I could look at tomorrow," said Brian Olson, owner of Beachcomber Vacation Homes. "For property managers that are always running short on time, this can be a game-changer." Gerard Murphy, VP of Product at Beyond, added: "Our customers juggle a lot between owners, guests, and a constantly shifting market. Neyoba gives them back precious time by quickly surfacing answers to their pricing and revenue management questions. Instead of digging through dashboards, reports or support articles, they can just ask Neyoba and instantly get clear answers that help them maximise revenue with confidence." Beyond says Neyoba builds on its existing AI innovation, enabling property managers to optimise rates, track bookings, and prepare owner reports more efficiently. Ready to take control of your revenue management? Join the Neyoba waitlist today and be the first to experience the future of AI-powered pricing for vacation rentals: beyondpricing.info/ask-neyoba * Beyond has launched Neyoba, an AI-powered pricing assistant for short-term rental managers. * Neyoba provides instant insights into pricing, bookings, and performance across an entire property portfolio. * The tool uses conversational AI, allowing managers to ask questions and receive real-time answers. * Designed to help operators save time and make data-driven revenue decisions. * Built on Beyond's data and pricing technology, used by property managers worldwide.