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Residence Manager Startup Organizes Shared Vacation Homes

Austrian startup Residence Manager has launched a software platform to manage shared vacation properties, targeting families, inheritance communities, and private owner groups. The tool offers a shared usage calendar, guest management, stay compensation, and cleaning/service task organization. It also includes automatic guest communications, optional integration with Airbnb and Booking.com, and a transparent cost settlement system. The platform emphasizes owner control, allowing properties to remain private or be opened to external guests. Pricing starts at €8.99/month for the Basic package and €16.99/month for Plus, with a 10% transaction fee for external guest payments. The founders, Birgit and Clemens Gruber, aim to reduce organizational friction and increase transparency among co-owners.

• Residence Manager is a software platform for organizing shared vacation homes.
• The startup was founded by Birgit Gruber and Clemens Gruber in Lower Austria.
• The platform includes a shared usage calendar, guest management, and service task organization.

Booking.com renews partnership with UEFA national team competitions

The world's leading online travel booking platform will continue as the official accommodation and attractions partner, helping fans plan and experience their football journeys across UEFA ...

Google’s AI Mode Adds Flight Tracking and Hotel Booking

Google announced updates to AI Mode, its conversational search experience, enabling users to track flight prices, book hotels, and view flight and hotel costs in points or miles. AI Mode can now show options and latest prices from more than 300 airlines and travel sites, allow users to build itineraries or track prices with email alerts, and complete hotel bookings via a “Continue on Google” flow that uses partners and Google Pay. Flight price tracking is available in over 180 countries, and hotel booking has begun rolling out in the U.S. in English with multiple major hotel chains and travel sites as partners.

• Google updated AI Mode to let users track flight prices, book hotels, and see costs in points or miles.
• AI Mode displays prices from more than 300 airlines and travel sites and can build itineraries or track prices with email alerts.
• Flight price tracking in AI Mode is available in more than 180 countries.

10-Q Financial Filing Analysis for Expedia Group (2026-08-06)

Expedia Group, Inc. reported strong financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, with consolidated revenue rising 14% year-over-year to $4.32 billion and operating income increasing 65% to $800 million. Performance was primarily driven by double-digit lodging revenue expansion (+13% to $3.43 billion) across both B2C and B2B segments, alongside notable acceleration in advertising businesses (EG Advertising up 13% and trivago third-party revenue up 48%). Net income attributable to Expedia Group surged to $878 million ($7.16 diluted EPS), bolstered by a $215 million net other income contribution that included $280 million in unrealized minority equity gains related to Global Business Travel Group (GBTG). During the quarter, the company authorized an additional $5.0 billion share repurchase program and completed the redemption and cash settlement of its 2026 senior and convertible debt obligations.

• Q2 2026 total revenue increased 14.0% YoY to $4.315 billion, with Gross Bookings growing 12.0% YoY to $33.928 billion.
• Operating income increased 64.9% YoY to $800 million, while Adjusted EBITDA reached $1.119 billion compared to $908 million in Q2 2025.
• Authorized a new $5.0 billion share repurchase program in May 2026, leaving $5.7 billion in total repurchase authorization as of June 30, 2026.