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Vacation rental PMS unifies guest communication and reopens its partner API, then goes quiet for four months.

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◆Current state
Uplisting is a short-term rental property management platform with deep Airbnb integration. Late 2025 and early 2026 ran three coordinated tracks: a unified guest inbox spanning OTA, SMS, and email; financial reporting overhauls (Client Statements 2.0 in November after the June revamp); and Airbnb-specific automation (alterations, New Listing Promotion, Gap Night Settings). The mobile app was fully rebuilt in January.
◆Where it's heading
The unified-inbox theme is the strongest signal — SMS in August, email in October, the rebuilt mobile app picking it up in January. The Custom Booking Attributes release in November ('first major Public API improvement in years') suggests Uplisting is reopening the partner integration surface. There has been no public release since January 13 — four months of silence is the most notable trajectory feature right now.
◆Prediction
Expect Uplisting's next release to cover either AI-assisted guest messaging on top of the unified inbox, the next wave of API endpoints for partners, or Vrbo-side equivalents of the deep Airbnb-integration features. The four-month gap may indicate a major release in preparation.

◆Recent moves

  1. 4mo ago

    A whole new Mobile App is now live on iOS and Android

    Full mobile app rebuild with modern UI, messaging upgrades including native SMS, improved calendar handling for changeovers and double bookings, and in-app Intercom support. Picks up the unified-inbox work into the mobile surface that housekeepers and on-the-go hosts use most.

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  2. 4mo ago

    Airbnb New Listing Promotion: Drive Demand from Day One

    Surfaces Airbnb's New Listing Promotion (auto-apply 20% off the first 3 bookings) inside Uplisting at account or listing level. Another piece of Uplisting's Airbnb-deep-integration positioning, alongside alterations and Gap Night Settings.

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  3. 4mo ago

    Gap Night Settings: More Bookings, Less Manual Work

    Auto-fills short gaps between bookings by relaxing minimum-stay rules within a configurable advance window. A real new automation capability that targets occupancy without forcing hosts to lower minimum stays globally.

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  4. 6mo ago

    Custom Booking Attributes (Public API Upgrade!)

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    First major Public API upgrade in years: partners can define custom booking fields for URLs, tracking IDs, status tags, or anything else, then expose them in Uplisting and in dynamic message templates. Signals Uplisting reopening the partner integration surface that had been on ice.

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  5. 6mo ago

    Client Statements 2.0: Faster, Smarter, More Flexible

    Second wave of Client Statements work: flexible revenue attribution (check-in, check-out, or prorated), bulk downloads from the list view, new PDF naming, and multi-select bulk paid/unpaid marking. Continues the financial-ops cleanup from the June revamp.

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  6. 7mo ago

    Email Guests Directly from Uplisting’s Unified Inbox

    Email joins SMS and OTA in the single guest conversation thread, freeing hosts from OTA messaging restrictions for review requests, post-stay follow-ups, and rebooking offers. Builds out the unified-inbox vision the August SMS launch started.

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