Independent short-term rental software startups have done well during the post-pandemic travel boom, but the market is starting to get tougher,

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Property automation system Operto Guest Technologies has announced a partnership with vacation and short-term rental software provider, Hostfully.

The short-term rental market has fared better than most segments of travel during the pandemic, although it has faced a different set of challenges.

Short-term rental property management platform Hostfully is aiming to revolutionise guest communication with the launch of InboxAI, a tool designed to dramatically reduce the time property managers spend on guest enquiries.

Vacation rental managers are seeking to offer services currently not enabled by their software.

Airbnb's pricing changes will likely have a ripple effect, prompting some hosts to reduce cleaning fees and property management websites to switch to showing total prices.

Hostfully announced Wednesday the launch of an artificial intelligence-powered communication tool that it said will cut down the time property managers use to address guest inquiries.

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Brian Chesky, the chief executive, acknowledged tensions with hosts but said the relationship had improved over the last year.