Hospitable Town Hall, April 17
Summary
This Hospitable Town Hall meeting covers a range of updates and Q&A, including AI improvements (better human-like communication, logical reasoning, and signature learning), direct booking enhancements (new payments page, SEO improvements, guest portal), and core & connectivity updates (reservation sidebar, guest insights, financials). They also discussed integrations with SweetApp and Stafy, and addressed user questions about community fees, custom styles for booking widgets, camera software integrations, QuickBooks integration, guest vetting, and moving guests to another unit.
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