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Is Your Short-Term Rental Ready for Malaysia’s New STRA Guidelines?

Short-term rental accommodation (STRA), meaning homestays, Airbnb-style units and serviced apartments let by the night, has grown quickly in Malaysia. Regulation is now catching up. In late October 20...

Caren on 10 Nov 2026

VACATION RENTAL MANAGEMENT

Best Hotel Systems for Front Desk Teams in 2026

A hotel system can have hundreds of features. But if your front desk needs ten clicks to check in one guest, and a separate login to update Agoda, it ...

Hafizah on 03 Nov 2026

HOTEL PMS

Who Really Owns Your Agoda Account? 7 Things to Lock Down Before Hiring a Revenue Manager

OTAs handled around 83% of hotel bookings across Asia-Pacific in 2025, and Agoda is now the region's largest, with a 20.9% share. For most boutique ho...

JeeShen on 23 Oct 2026

HOTEL CHANNEL MANAGER

Hotel Wi-Fi PMS Integration: Give Every Guest Their Own Password, Automatically

Ask any front desk team what guests ask about most, and Wi-Fi is near the top of the list. Most small hotels still answer with one shared password pri...

JeeShen on 20 Oct 2026

HOTEL KIOSK

Blog Posts

AI Won't Run Your Hotel. But It Can Help You Run It Better.

Something has shifted in hotel technology conversations over the past year or two. Almost every vendor pitch includes the word AI. Almost every business, including the hotel owner we speak to has hear...

Caren on 16 Oct 2026

Google AI Mode for Hotels: What Hotel Owners Need to Know

The way travellers search for hotels is changing. Instead of browsing through multiple websites, they can now use Google AI Mode to discover hotels, explore recommendations, and compare booking option...

Hafizah on 13 Oct 2026

When the Minimum Wage Goes Up, What's Your Hotel's Next Move?

The Malaysian Governement is discussing raising the national minimum wage from the current RM1,700 to somewhere between RM2,500 and RM3,100. More recently, there are signals that the increase may appl...

Caren on 09 Oct 2026

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